p>Essential Duties: • 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 • Perform job duties in a respectful manner at all times • Inventory and maintain transporter supplies in designated storage areas and vehicles • Perform or request routine maintenance on transport vehicles, stretchers, morgue lifts and other related equipment • Maintain cleanliness of all equipment including vehicles, stretchers, morgue lifts, morgue garage, reeves etc.
Qualifications/Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
• 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 • Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience: • Experience working with decedents, including various stages of decomposition • EMS or Fire Service background • Experience moving bariatric patients • EVOC Certification • Experience driving larger trucks or vans • Ability to use Microsoft Office programs such as Excel and Outlook.