Job Summary:
The Franklin County Coroner’s Office is an agency that assists the families of Franklin County during tragic and trying times in their lives. The mission of our office is to determine the cause and manner of death to provide answers and guidance to the families that have lost their loved ones. Our staff strives to approach grieving families with respect, compassion, and professionalism during their time of loss.
The Franklin County Coroner’s Office aims high to be a model agency and exemplify agencies alike across the Commonwealth. We pledge to continue to serve the community with honor, integrity, and compassion and endure our professional working relations with all agencies for years to come. Our goal is to educate the public on safety tips, statistics, and continue communications with the Franklin County community.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Coroner with death investigations in Franklin County.
-Work required on call hours and be readily available to respond to calls during those assigned hours.
- Responding to coroner calls while maintaining emergency response protocols within a reasonable amount of time day or night.
- Investigating deaths including manners of natural, homicide, suicide, accident, and undetermined and collecting evidence at the scene.
- Performing post-mortem examinations and collecting toxicology samples when necessary.
- Responsibly transporting decedents.
- The responding deputy(s) is responsible for a fully detailed description and narrative of the scene and completing documentation and reports.
- Speak with law enforcement agencies, families, medical examiner's office, etc. with a professional manner.
Requirements:
- Understanding of basic anatomy.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Prior experience or education in healthcare or a related field such as law enforcement or funeral home industry is preferred.
- Must complete required training.
- Willingness to work on an on-call basis.
- This position does require lifting weight greater than 75 lbs.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $16,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 10 – 40 per week
Schedule:
Ability to Commute:
- Frankfort, KY 40601 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Frankfort, KY 40601: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Frankfort, KY 40601