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About the Role

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. Becoming a City employee means being a part of a team that cares about making a difference. Your work will shape both the present and future of San Francisco. When you work for the City, you’re choosing a job with purpose.

Responsibilities

Transfers remains of deceased persons and surgical specimens to autopsy room.
Prepares bodies for post-mortem examinations.
Assists with autopsy procedures.
Prepares and releases bodies to morticians.
Maintains clean and orderly condition of the morgue, autopsy room, and equipment.
Brings bodies of deceased persons from ward and patient rooms to the morgue and refrigerated compartments.
Wraps bodies in sheets and places them in refrigerated compartments.
Checks storage box for proper temperature, anatomical position, and proper identification of body.
Prepares bodies for release to authorized parties after post-mortem examination by aspirating fluids and cleaning bodies according to facility procedures.
Receives animal specimens and prepares them for examination.
Performs specimen dissection.
Prepares tissue for testing at a reference laboratory.
Cleans the autopsy room.
Delivers soiled linen to laundry.
Returns clean linen to the morgue and storage room.
Performs disposal of chemical and biological waste.
Logs information of deceased patients into the hospital morgue database.
Prepares deceased individuals for family viewing.

Requirements

Possession of an associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent courses with concentration in Biological Sciences and Anatomy from an accredited college or university.
Six (6) months of experience conducting autopsies or surgical grossing in a hospital or medical examiner setting.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.
Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Skills

Considerable physical effort
Manual dexterity

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Temporary Exempt
Onsite

Experience Level

6 months of experience conducting autopsies or surgical grossing

Education Level

Associate's degree (AA) or equivalent courses with concentration in Biological Sciences and Anatomy

Salary/Compensations

$44.0375- $53.5625/Hourly

Benefits

Employee Benefits Overview

About the Company

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans.
Fulfilling this mission requires employees working across our hospitals, clinics, programs, and offices to deliver services and support the communities we serve.
Individuals interested in joining SFDPH should expect to work in person across these settings.
The San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration are the core divisions of SFDPH.
The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers.
The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response.
Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.
The applicant pool resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH.

Equal Opportunity

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.
Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.