Forensic Nurse Examiner - Forensic Nurse Exam Program-Full-time

REQUIREMENTS:

REGISTERED NURSE with one-year nursing experience or prior experience with care/management of victims.

REQUIREMENT:  "SANE" experience or completed training/certification (40 HOURS)

1. Job responsibilities include those listed in competencies document. 

2. Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values. 

3. Shall demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the quality management system by:

(a) promoting the use of the process approach and risk-based thinking

(b) engaging, directing and supporting persons to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system requirements

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Responds to notification of presentation of sexual assault victim/patient to the Emergency Department within one hour of notification.

• Provides evaluation, evidence collection, and trauma-informed care to patients/victims of sexual assault of varying ages based on current best-practice guidelines.

• Obtains lab values based on information derived from patient/victim account of the assault and or best practice recommendations for age/situation.

• Communicates/Collaborates with local law enforcement, advocacy groups, court/local Solicitor’s office, community groups for planning, streamlining response, and educational purposes.

• Documents cases detailing injuries in forensic database. Collects data/generates reports from database.

• Contributes to peer-review of cases and other quality measures.

• Participates in review sessions with Medical Directors for  case reviews/quality measures.

• Participates in and assists with state-wide meetings, conferences, trainings, etc. with fellow FNE’s and advocacy groups

• Shares commitment to  FNE (Forensic Nurse Examiner) on call list with fellow-FNE’s to provide availability of care 24/7/365.

• Appropriately manages chain of custody and adheres to evidence protocols for all evidence collection kits and lab specimens.

• Maintains equipment in proper working condition. Exercises fiscal responsibilities of program resources.

• Participates in providing testimony and coordinates with attorneys during judicial process.

• Other Duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Qualifications /Training:

• REGISTERED NURSE with one-year nursing experience or prior experience with care/management of victims.

• Successful completion of the requirements for 40-hour SANE training or equivalent.

• Flexibility with work hours including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and on-call hours

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong self-motivation, critical thinking and organizational skills.

• Computer Proficiency

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations/Education:

• RN licensure

• Current SANE-A (Adult) and SANE-P (Pediatric) certification within 12 and 24 months of employment, respectively as well as maintenance of certification requirements

• BLS

• Driver’s License, access to reliable transportation/vehicle, ability to drive.

Requirements:
  Licenses and Certifications:
    Basic Life Support (AHA CERT. only)
    Nurse Examiner-Pediatric
    Registered Nurse
    Nurse Examiner-Adult/Adolescent
  Memberships:
    Occupation Risk Assessment