Forensic Mortuary Technician I — City Morgue Ops

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

55-a Program

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City seeks a Forensic Mortuary Technician I to assist in daily mortuary operations and support autopsy-related tasks. You will work with the Mortuary Operations Supervisors to manage intake, storage, and release of remains while maintaining accurate records.

The role requires a high school diploma and 1 year of mortuary or autopsy experience, plus a NY driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Four-year high school diploma or equivalent and one year of full-time experience in mortuary and/or autopsy work.

Responsibilities

• Assist Mortuary Operations Supervisors in daily unit operations and follow directions.
• Perform mortuary procedures and decedent handling, including intake, storage, release, photos, and fingerprinting.
• Prepare incident reports, schedules and statistics as needed.
• Operate the OCME Case Management System (CMS) and CMS Mobile App for death certificates and burial permits.
• Ensure mortuary areas are clean, stocked and sanitized daily.
• Report all complaints, accidents and incidents to proper personnel.
• Perform City Morgue Technician duties as needed.
• Weigh and move remains; load records to storage and assist with city burials.
• Drive to death scenes to perform case recovery as required.

Skills

Mortuary procedures

Autopsy support

CMS usage

Fingerprinting

Driver's license

Education

High school diploma

Tools

OCME CMS

Job description

Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City seeks a Forensic Mortuary Technician I to assist in daily mortuary operations and support autopsy-related tasks. You will work with the Mortuary Operations Supervisors to manage intake, storage, and release of remains while maintaining accurate records.

The role requires a high school diploma and 1 year of mortuary or autopsy experience, plus a NY driver’s license.