“Duties of the County Coroner”
Coroners are responsible for conducting investigations to determine cause and mode of death.
Their work requires them to be on call 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Coroners are called
upon to direct the activities of a number of forensic professionals, including investigators, forensic
pathologists, toxicologists, forensic technicians, and staff physicians. The activities of these
professionals, through the coroner’s inquest, are directed to investigate the circumstances
surrounding a suspicious, violent, or accidental death and determine the cause and the
responsible parties for the death.
However, a candidate’s resume should clearly detail knowledge of – gathering information,
interviewing techniques, basic rules of evidence, physiology, anatomy medical terminology, and
investigative principles and techniques.
