RN Forensic Nurse Examiner - SANE - FT - Varies
Company: Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
Location: Edinburg
Posted on: January 25, 2023
Job Description:
Description
Position at DHR Health
POSITION SUMMARY:
Provides planned, skilled forensic nursing care for patients in the
critical period of the Emergency Department services. - Provides
continuous patient care in forensic services and resources for
patient in the emergency department. Required to work in emergency
department when not with forensic patient.
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POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS - :
- High School/GED required
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing required
- Current registered nurse's license in the State of Texas
required
- Current BLS certification
- Current enrollment in Texas SANE/Forensic Education
Program
- Must obtain Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Certification within
6 months of hire
- ACLS and PALS certification within 12 months of hire.
- TNCC within 18 months of hire.
- Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual
issues.
- Good written and verbal communication skills required.
- Ability to read, write and speak English required
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of
nursing, administration, and physicians
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JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE - :
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- One ( 1 ) - two ( 2 ) years of Emergency Room experience
preferred.
- Require to rotate on call schedule.
- Require to help in emergency department during shift when not
with forensic patient.
- Require to cover Nurse Manager Shift, as needed to meet
department's needs.
- Require constant and frequent judgment and response,
occasionally in response to disasters or emergencies, actual events
or drills.
- Exhibits tact, enthusiasm, and patience.
- Must have excellent customer service skills.
- High degree of competency/experience in general.
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POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:
- Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively
communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values
in developing services, standards and practice
- Ensures that care is delivered to each patient in accordance
with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Texas, and ANA
Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice.
- Supports the philosophy, goals and objectives of DHR and the
department.
- Provides timely, non-judgmental, compassionate care to the
sexual assault victim.
- Performs safe and individualized nursing care for the patient
in the ED area.
- Performs complete physical and forensic evidence collection
examination including Head-to-Toe assessment for trauma, detailed
genital examination, forensic specimen collection and
documentation, including photography, and assess for mandatory
reporting status, reporting when appropriate.
- Follow protocols established by management of the SANE Program.
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- Maintains professional competence by participating in
continuing education and other learning experiences.
- Effectively organizes time, equipment, supplies for forensic
patient care in ED and in SAFE H.A.V.E.N exam unit.
- Keeps all equipment and SAFE H.A.V.E.N. unit in excellent
working condition.
- Makes sure unit is stocked with all supplies, clean, and SAFE
for forensic patients.
- Always maintains chain of custody for all evidence collected
and adhere to evidence protocols.
- Finishes all documentation and seals evidence collection at the
time of the exam.
- Responds to Forensic Nurse Manager with in 1 hour, to answer
questions regarding forensic examination when being called either
before or after shift.
- Adheres to hospital/unit policies, procedures, protocols and
guidelines. -
- Maintain professional standards that do not create conflict
with employment or patient care, including patient and medical
record confidentiality.
- Readily available to meet the needs of the forensic patient and
physician.
- Provide testimony as fact witness to any/all cases performed
while with SANE and coordinate with attorneys during judicial
process. - - - - - - - -
- Demonstrates ability to adapt to varied age-specific patient
populations.
- Supports and promotes excellence in customer/guest
relations.
- Supports and promotes the organization's Infection Control
Program.
- Supports and promotes the organization's Safety Program.
- Supports and promotes the organization's Risk Management
Program.
- Demonstrates maturity and accountability for job
performance.
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LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES :
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Forensic Nurse Manager - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 2. -
Chief Nursing Officer
Keywords: Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg , RN Forensic Nurse Examiner - SANE - FT - Varies, Healthcare , Edinburg, Texas
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