Pathologist responsibilities include performing medical-legal examinations including autopsies and external examinations, providing cause and manner of death of those deaths coming under the jurisdiction of the Coroner, and prepare detailed autopsy and external examination reports. The pathologist must have skills necessary to consult with attorneys, physicians, and law enforcement, as well as, be able to respond to death scenes when requested. The pathologist will provide expert testimony before the Grand Jury and in criminal proceedings regarding cases performed while employed as the Kern County Coroner Office pathologist when required. The pathologist may also be asked to conduct or participate in in-service training for law enforcement and associated agencies as needed as well as consult from a pathology perspective on emergency response and pandemic issues and assist as a liaison with organ and tissues procurement organizations.