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Assistant Medical Examiner
Philadelphia Dept of Public Health
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Posted: 24-Nov-25
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Salary: 229,580 - 295,176/ year
Categories:
Physicians/Surgeons
Required Education:
Doctorate
Internal Number: 4D47-20251124-OC-00
Opening Date
11/24/2025
Closing Date
12/14/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
General Definition
Salary – $229K – $295K! No City of Philadelphia residency requirement! The Medical Examiner’s Office of the Department of Public Health is hiring doctors with board certification in forensic pathology to join their committed team. If you are ready to take your forensic pathology career to the next level with unique experience in a large county jurisdiction and a career filled with total rewards and benefits, apply by December 14, 2025.
Please attach a copy of your board certification so we can complete the review of your application. We offer competitive salary, federal student loan forgiveness, and generous health and pension benefits. Part-time positions are available!
This is specialized medical work in the determination of the cause and manner of deaths coming under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner. Work includes determining the existence of criminal acts or negligence on the part of the person or persons responsible and also involves assuming responsibility for activities of the medical examiner's office in the evening and on assigned weekend shifts. The class is distinguished from lower level pathologists by the employee's demonstrated mastery of forensic pathology. Contact with families and a variety of governmental agencies, hospitals, physicians, and others in the conduct of individual cases is a significant aspect of the work.
Work is performed under the general direction of a higher-level forensic pathologist. Working conditions involve disagreeable aspects, which can only be partially controlled.
ANTICIPATED ELIGIBILITY Candidates who meet all eligibility requirements within 3 months of the application deadline (March 14, 2026) will be admitted to this examination. Successful candidates will be placed on the eligible list but may not be hired or promoted until all requirements have been satisfied.
1. EDUCATION:
Graduation from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy, with a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy and completion of an internship in an approved hospital.
Possession of a certificate in forensic pathology as issued by the American Board of Pathology.
PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND/OR CERTIFICATES
Possession of a valid license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued by the State Board of Medicine or the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine within six months of appointment and during tenure of employment.
The mission of the Department of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of all Philadelphians and to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.Learn more about the history of public health in Philadelphia.