24/7 Coroner Transporter — Essential Role

Chester-County-of-Pennsylvania; Westtown (Chester County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chester County Coroner's Office is seeking a dedicated Transportation Specialist to provide timely and professional transport of decedents within Chester County and occasionally out of county. This essential role requires 24/7 availability and adherence to confidentiality and safety protocols.

Responsibilities include responding to transport requests, preparing decedents for removal, operating county vehicles, and maintaining equipment while coordinating with Deputy Coroners and hospital

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift over 100 pounds without assistance.
• Must live in Chester County.
• A valid driver’s license and current insurance, required to drive county vehicle.
• Availability to work various shifts including overnights, weekends, and Holidays.
• Able to pass criminal background check, child abuse clearance, and FBI fingerprinting clearance.

Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to transport requests from Deputy Coroners, Autopsy Technicians and Office Supervisors.
• Properly prepare decedent(s) for removal with or without assistance from a Deputy Coroner.
• Assist Deputy Coroner with maneuvering decedent(s) during scene examinations.
• Physically lift and move decedent(s) onto and off transport stretchers, morgue lifts and into County Vehicles.
• Properly transport according to office protocols; admit and retrieve decedent(s) to and from various morgue facilities throughout the county.
• Occasionally transport by admitting and retrieving decedent(s) to and from morgue facilities outside of the county.
• Occasionally assist the Autopsy Technician and Forensic Pathologists with the moving of bariatric decedents during examinations.
• Operate a county emergency vehicle in accordance with Coroner Office policy.
• Interact professionally with hospital staff, Law Enforcement, Next of Kin and other emergency personnel.
• Maintain cleanliness of all equipment including vehicles, stretchers, morgue lifts, morgue garage, reeves etc.

Skills

Physical strength

Teamwork

Professional communication

Job description

The Chester County Coroner's Office is seeking a dedicated Transportation Specialist to provide timely and professional transport of decedents within Chester County and occasionally out of county. This essential role requires 24/7 availability and adherence to confidentiality and safety protocols.

Responsibilities include responding to transport requests, preparing decedents for removal, operating county vehicles, and maintaining equipment while coordinating with Deputy Coroners and hospital