Job Description
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Duties
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides general clerical support in the morgue as needed / directed
- Handles incoming / outgoing phone calls with funeral homes, decedent families, and Department staff
- Reviews all release documents for completeness and accuracy.
- Completes primary and secondary verification of information as entered into the Department’s case management system
- Retrieves decedents from morgue coolers and verifies identification bands to facilitate decedent release. Handles the release of decedent personal property to family or funeral home
- Maintains daily decedent inventory count
- Ensures decedent fingerprints are taken prior to release and takes decedent fingerprints to facilitate release as needed
- Maintains cleanliness of work areas and assists with daily laundry responsibilities
Requirements
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED completion
Licensure:
- Maintain a valid Texas Driver's License and ability to safely operate a motor vehicle
Additional Requirements:
- Must pass the HRRM Clerical Skills Test and score a minimum of 85% with a typing speed of 45 wpm and 85% accuracy.
- Must pass criminal background check and drug/alcohol screening (prior to and randomly during employment)
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Professional demeanor in dealing with a diverse set of outside callers and coworkers; desire to make customer service a priority
- Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with pathologists, decedent family members, funeral home staff, law enforcement, and medical/legal audiences
- Follow all morgue and safety procedures in the handling and release of decedent remains, assuring that chains of custody aren’t breached, and confidentiality and integrity of information are maintained
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, prioritizing and handling multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations
- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office
Preferences
- Language: Bilingual in English/ Spanish
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