RN Sexual Assault Examiner

Where You’ll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Sexual Assault Examiner, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet their needs, while performing forensic examinations for sexual assault cases.

Every day you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, diligently perform forensic examinations to collect and preserve evidence, and provide follow-up care. You will also be available to participate in the judicial process, including providing expert testimony and witnessing.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with specialized forensic examination skills, strong clinical judgment, and the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse stakeholders. You will excel in evidence collection, compassionate patient care for sexual assault survivors, and ethical engagement with the judicial process.

• Performs complete forensic examination and collection of evidence.  Responds to page within 10 minutes and arrives within 60 minutes of call.
  
• Collaborates with members of SART to ensure appropriate followup care.
  
• Accurately documents all findings of examination. Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient records.
  
• Belongs to International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), which is the oversight organization for SANE training. Participates in continuing education of at least 20 CEUs from forensic nursing every 2 years.
  
• Assesses patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records and clinical data.
  
• Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome. Develops and implements patient plan of care and observes outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

*PRN requirement is 48 hours a month. Need to be available days, evenings and nights. Our schedule is four weeks at a time with a call time turnaround of an hour.*

Job Requirements

Required

• BSN Preferred; Associates degree in Nursing (nursing diploma or by endorsement) required
• 2 years’ experience in acute care setting or outpatient womens health 
• Advanced assessment skills
• Current CO RN license in state of employment or RN license from a particpating state in the National Licensure Compact, required
• Current BLS certification required from American Heart Association
• Completion of 64 hours of online SANE training required. Please make sure your resume shows your completion date.

Preferred

• Background in nursing and data management
  
• Experience with ER, ICU, or acute care of stroke
  
• Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse

Physical Requirements-Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs constantly.