Medical Examiner's Office - Undergraduate Interns

First date of consideration is May 18, 2023. We will continue to review applications until all the internship positions have been filled.
Attention: Students interested in forensics, toxicology, medicine, public health, or social work (and other disciplines we may not have thought of)! Public Health-Seattle & King County Medical Examiner’s Office is looking for students enrolled full-time who are interested in contributing to our Real Time Overdose Surveillance Project. This includes testing samples for drugs, entering data into a drug surveillance database, interviewing families who have lost a loved one due to overdose, supporting the Overdose Fatality Review and other tasks. Students interested in the broader work of the MEO will also have the opportunity to spend a portion of their internship working with autopsy, anthropology, or death investigation based on interests and program needs.
Please note: This recruitment will be used to fill multiple internship positions.
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• Assist with various other office processes.
• Plan, create materials, set up, and take notes at Overdose Fatality Review
• Scan records and case files for archiving
• Perform testing of decedent blood
• Work within Microsoft programs, SQL, and the Medical Examiner’s case management system to update reports and analyze data
• Perform testing of suspected drug substance
• Perform data collection, entry and analysis.
• Ensure chain of custody/evidence for all items
• Prepare and conduct presentations
• Conduct interviews with families who have recently lost a relative to overdose

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS:

• Demonstrated reliability in attendance.
• Ability to perform work on a database with moderate to high skill.
• Current undergraduate or graduate student, enrolled full time school.
• Ability to work effectively on a team.
• Ability to follow protocol related to blood borne pathogen safety.
• Effective communication, both in writing and verbally.

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To Apply

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• NEOGOV/Government Jobs on-line or paper application

• Applicants should be committed to working with diverse populations throughout King County to provide excellent customer service to a broad range of cultures, in accordance with the King County Equity and Social Justice Ordinance and the King County Strategic Plan. This position supports and advances King County's values for fair and culturally competent service delivery, innovative, effective and efficient application of resources, building a culture of performance, and expanding opportunities to seek input, listen and respond to industry and residents.
• Staff may be required to play an active role in the event of a public health emergency, which may include changes in responsibilities and working hours.

• The selected candidate will be required to pass a background investigation.
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time.