Toxicology Forensic Chemistry Analyst (B)
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Job Description:
Apply today here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/northcarolina/jobs/1769319/forensic-chemistry-analyst-iii-b
Please apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/northcarolina/jobs/1769319/forensic-chemistry-analyst-iii-b
Applications submitted only through Handshake will not be reviewed by our Human Resources office. Handshake is for advertising positions only and not used to collect applications.
Job Description:
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is a branch in the Epidemiology Section of the Division of Public Health within DHHS and is part of a network of medical doctors and allied health professionals who investigate all deaths in North Carolina due to injury or violence, as well as natural deaths that are suspicious, unusual, or unattended by a medical professional.
The OCME is the central administrative office for the state-wide medical examiner system in North Carolina. The system investigates about 14,000 deaths in North Carolina each year. Approximately 40% of these deaths are autopsied, with one-third of the autopsies being performed by the OCME staff and two-thirds by contract with pathologists located throughout the state.
The incumbent of the Forensic Chemistry Analyst III position will perform basic, routine assays required by a post-mortem, forensic toxicology laboratory. This position supports the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the State Medical Examiner System through the discovery of primary and secondary causes of unattended, unwitnessed, accidental, suicidal or homicidal deaths.
The Forensic Chemistry Analyst III will:
The Forensic Chemistry Analyst III will:
- Perform daily assignments for the isolation of drugs from biological specimens and pertinent evidence.
- Perform filing and records maintenance duties.
- Perform laboratory housekeeping.
- Perform case tracking duties using excel.
- Perform specimen accessioning as needed.
Apply today here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/northcarolina/jobs/1769319/forensic-chemistry-analyst-iii-b