CONNIE JACOBSON, MHA, BSN, RN
NATRONA COUNTY CORONER
NATRONA COUNTY CORONER
VISION & GOALS
Connie's Vision for the Coroner’s Office:
To create an efficient and effective Coroner's Office, staffed by individuals who are dedicated to providing the citizens of Natrona County with effective and timely medico-legal death investigations in a professional and courteous manner, while ensuring the highest level of compassion, dignity, and respect for the deceased and their family.
"To become proficient, skilled and competent in the world of forensic science, I have studied and acquired credentials in my field of death investigation over the past 24 years. The job of the coroner is not an on-the-job training arena. This is my profession." Connie Jacobson
Connie's Goals and Initiatives for the Coroner's Office:
Responsibilities of the Office:
The Coroner’s Office is the legal / medical office mandated by Wyoming State Statutes to investigate and determine the manner and cause of deaths occurring within Natrona County, as well as establishing a positive identification of the decedent. The Coroner directs independent medical and legal investigations of death cases that come under the jurisdiction of the office. The coroner’s office is responsible for determining the manner and cause of death in all cases of homicide, suicide, accidental and natural deaths. This responsibility also includes investigating the cause of death in all cases where an attending physician has not been in attendance for six months or more or where circumstances surrounding the death are obscure or suspicious. The three critical components of any death investigation are medical/social history, examination of the body in the morgue, and scene investigation.
These critical functions and legally mandated responsibilities require thorough investigations that may include, but is not limited to autopsy, toxicology tests, metabolic studies, radiographic diagnostic studies, and social as well as psychiatric history and interviews. The coroner then analyzes and evaluates the components of each specimen or sample to be able to determine a medically certifiable cause of death through evidence-based practice.
"I want the direction of the coroner’s office in the future to be progressive and forward - to not stand still or stagnate. As your elected Coroner I will continue to move the office forward in a professional manner. I am asking for your support and your VOTE for the opportunity to continue to hold the office of Coroner for Natrona County." Connie Jacobson
"To become proficient, skilled and competent in the world of forensic science, I have studied and acquired credentials in my field of death investigation over the past 24 years. The job of the coroner is not an on-the-job training arena. This is my profession." Connie Jacobson
Connie's Goals and Initiatives for the Coroner's Office:
- To establish an atmosphere of transparency and trust within the community
- To provide a helpful, respectful environment for the decedent's families
- To establish an electronic database that will provide much-needed technical data
- To promote and facilitate organ and tissue donations
- To optimize the use of technology to increase operational and service effectiveness
- To increase opportunities for developing staff's knowledge, skills, and abilities in current and future roles
- To establish an operational budget that is adequate to provide the essential services of the office and which is reasonable and fiscally responsible to the taxpayers of Natrona County
Responsibilities of the Office:
The Coroner’s Office is the legal / medical office mandated by Wyoming State Statutes to investigate and determine the manner and cause of deaths occurring within Natrona County, as well as establishing a positive identification of the decedent. The Coroner directs independent medical and legal investigations of death cases that come under the jurisdiction of the office. The coroner’s office is responsible for determining the manner and cause of death in all cases of homicide, suicide, accidental and natural deaths. This responsibility also includes investigating the cause of death in all cases where an attending physician has not been in attendance for six months or more or where circumstances surrounding the death are obscure or suspicious. The three critical components of any death investigation are medical/social history, examination of the body in the morgue, and scene investigation.
These critical functions and legally mandated responsibilities require thorough investigations that may include, but is not limited to autopsy, toxicology tests, metabolic studies, radiographic diagnostic studies, and social as well as psychiatric history and interviews. The coroner then analyzes and evaluates the components of each specimen or sample to be able to determine a medically certifiable cause of death through evidence-based practice.
"I want the direction of the coroner’s office in the future to be progressive and forward - to not stand still or stagnate. As your elected Coroner I will continue to move the office forward in a professional manner. I am asking for your support and your VOTE for the opportunity to continue to hold the office of Coroner for Natrona County." Connie Jacobson
