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
* 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