What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - REGISTERED NURSE - SANE PROGRAM position at Aultman Health Foundation?
Purpose of the position: To provide all victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence who present to the Emergency Department or disclose while inpatient a compassionate, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, evidence-based forensic evaluation.
Requirements for the position:
- One-year prior experience as a registered nurse
- American Heart Association (AHA) training in Basic Life Support(BLS) utilizing Resuscitation Quality Improvement(RQI) required
- Completion of an accredited course for Forensic Nurse Examiner
- Demonstrated competency in evidence collection and evaluation
- Knowledge of the criminal justice system as it relates to assault/sexual assault
- Minimum of Bachelors’ Degree in nursing preferred
Duties:
- Collection of evidence using a sexual assault evidence collection kit, domestic violence documentation tool and/or nonfatal strangulation tool.
- Further assessment and documentation for drug-facilitated sexual assault
- Assessment and documentation of injury and nonfatal strangulation assessment
- Risk evaluation and prophylactic care relating to potential sexually- transmitted diseases
- Evaluation of pregnancy risk
- Evaluation of need for PEP Protocol
- Crisis intervention and collaboration with appropriate advocacy agency
- Referrals for medical and psychological follow-up
- Safety planning with patient prior to discharge
- Maintain secure chain-of-custody of collected evidence
Additional responsibilities:
- Commit to 2 years with the Serenity Program and must perform a minimum of four examinations per year or complete skills assessment
- Involvement in at least one community service project relating to domestic violence, date rape, sexual assault, or human trafficking
- Obtain at least four Continuing Education Credit (CEU) relating to assault/sexual assault, domestic violence, date rape, human trafficking, nonfatal strangulation, or stalking
- Attend meetings regularly scheduled within the department
- Perform annual evaluation and skills assessment
Location: Aultman Health Foundation · SANE PROGRAM
Schedule: Casual - As Needed - No Benefits, Varied Shifts, varied