Physician Specialist Job Responsibilities
As a part of our team, you will be working with Attorneys, police, the LA Public Health Department and many other agencies.
- Main Responsibility: Determine the cause of death in cases of sudden, unexpected, or violent death.
- Medical Division trains forensic pathology fellows, pathology residents, pathologists’ assistant students, and medical students.
- Medical Division staff members serve on Countywide committees that evaluate the deaths of children, deaths of elderly or dependent adults, and deaths related to domestic violence.
- Medical Examiner-Coroner physicians also participate in the Department’s program to make organs and tissues available for transplantation.
Requirements
- Completion of a residency in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology AND a fellowship in Forensic Pathology or equivalent training approved by the American Board of Pathology.
- Undergo Completion of a background check, physical exam, and psychological exam
- Have a California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.
- Have a Certification from the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
- A valid California Class C Driver's License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation
- Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequently lifting 10-25 pounds.
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