Prince Rupert is among the eight and applications are being accepted until the 10th of January, for he post which features hours if and as when needed.
The main function of the Community Coroner is to investigate deaths to establish the identity of the deceased and taster information to help determine when, where, how and by what means the person has died.
Duties include waiving certification of death to a physician in the case of natural deaths, or for those deaths where a full Coroner's investigation will be required, the Community Coroner documents the initial findings for further review from one of the Province's Full Time coroners.
As part of those initial investigations, the Community Coroner will work with local law enforcement agencies, Physicians and hospital staff, families and relatives of the deceased and other agencies as required to provide the full overview of the nature of the death under investigation.
The job however does require a special kind of person to take on the sometime grisly tasks that are associated with the work, particularly in incidents which involve children, requiring the need to balance sympathy to the families with the required work of determining causes of death.
As well, the ability to be able to put aside the nature of the work once you have completed your required work, a situation that at times has been something that past coroner's have found hard to to do at times.
Some of the special requirements for applicants include:
Subject to a satisfactory police record check including enhanced security screening.
Required to be available 24 hours/day for the assigned on call period and for consultation with full time Coroner and Regional Coroner following the on call shift.
Must have valid driver’s license and use of a personal vehicle that is maintained in good and safe working condition and with appropriate insurance.
Coroners work from home and their home office must comply with BCCS standards, policies and practices (ie: File Security).
Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.
Must have a good working knowledge of medical terminology or successfully complete a medical terminology course within 6 months of employment.
Strong working knowledge of computer technologies and ability to enter data in to the BCCS database.
Must be physically able to attend a variety of scenes (e.g. wilderness, elevated terrain, driving long distances).
You can find out more background and submit your application for the Prince Rupert position here
More background on the role of a Coroner in the province can be found here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review
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