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Forensic Autopsy Pathologist

ECU Health, NC, US

Responsibilities

ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Medical Center, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a BE/BC forensic/autopsy pathologist. Applicants should be board certified by the American Board of Pathology in either anatomic pathology (AP) or anatomic and clinical pathology (AP/CP) and if not already certified in forensic pathology (FP), are expected to obtain certification within one year of hire. Knowledge of principles, practices, techniques, and advances in the field of forensic pathology and medicolegal death investigation is necessary. New graduates and visa candidates are encouraged to apply.

New graduates and visa candidates are welcome to apply.

The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, in conjunction with ECU Health Medical Center (formally Vidant Medical Center), provides a broad range of clinical services in anatomic pathology and clinical pathology for hospital and clinic patients. The Department houses residency, cytopathology, forensic pathology, and surgical pathology fellowship programs. The mission of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is to improve the health and well-being of the citizens of Eastern North Carolina and beyond by delivering high quality pathology services, by providing exemplary education for medical students, residents, and other health care professionals, and by creating new knowledge through research. As the field of Pathology continues to evolve, the Department will continue to uphold its commitment to provide the best diagnosis and treatment monitoring services to the citizens of eastern North Carolina.

Highlights include:

  • Employment by ECU Health Physicians community employment model
  • Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a level 1 trauma, 974 bed Academic Medical Center, 2nd largest in NC
  • Established program with two forensic pathologists and one pathologist assistant in the Eastern Regional Autopsy Center in Greenville, North Carolina
  • Eastern Regional Autopsy Center completes 600 -650 medical examiner autopsies and 500-550 external examinations annually
  • Center also serves at the autopsy service for ECU Health Medical Center, teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine, by completing 80-100 medical autopsies each year
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package to include: annual administrative stipend, relocation assistance, vacation, sick, and holidays, malpractice (with tail), 401k, 457b, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

Clinical responsibilities:

  • Reviewing investigative reports to determine jurisdiction.
  • Determining the need for and extent of postmortem examination.
  • Direction of assistants in preparing bodies for autopsy including appropriate photography for documentation.
  • Performing autopsies and obtaining appropriate specimens for laboratory analysis.
  • Performing microscopic analysis when appropriate.
  • Determination of cause and manner of death.
  • Preparation and completion of reports of findings in a timely manner.
  • Review of current literature as necessary to assist in formulation of decisions.
  • Provide expert witness testimony in court
  • Teaching of medical students, residents, fellows and law enforcement personnel.
  • Consult with prosecution and defense attorneys in preparation for court proceedings.

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. 

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy. This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.

Compensation

Competitive compensation.

How to apply

If you, or a colleague, are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Ashley Rudolph at (252) 558-3763 or Ashley.Rudolph@ecuhealth.org.

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