FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER RN- 3am-3pm
HHC•Indianapolis, IN
•Onsite
About The Position
The Forensic Nurse Examiner RN identifies and coordinates services throughout Eskenazi Health Services to meet the acute needs of primary and secondary forensic patients. This position serves as a resource for all health care providers in the coordination and management for the care of primary and secondary forensic patients.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
- Current Indiana licensure as a Registered Nurse
- Two years of recent acute care clinical experience as a registered nurse required
- Current BLS, ACLS, TNCC, and ENPC (or PALS) required
- Completion of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner didactic course in accordance with the International Association of Forensic Nurses Education Guidelines required
- Completion of Forensic Nursing clinical preceptorship within 1 year of accepting position required
Nice To Haves
- Certification of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for Adults and Adolescent (SANE-A) by the International Association of Forensic Nurses or The Generalist Forensic Nuse Certification (GFN-C) by the Academy of Forensic Nurses after completing 2 years of employment AND 300 hours of patient care strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Identify and coordinate services throughout Eskenazi Health Services to meet the acute needs of primary and secondary forensic patients
- Strive for improved patient care with a focus on positive outcomes through primary roles of leadership, consultant, educator, and researcher
- Serve as a role model for excellence in clinical practice to promote improvement in patient care
- Serve as a resource for all health care providers in the coordination and management for the care of primary and secondary forensic patients
- Provide crisis intervention to primary and secondary forensic patients
- Facilitate the patient’s choice to prosecute by providing support and referrals to the criminal justice system
- Identify resources and make referrals for health care and long-term therapy needs for primary and secondary forensic patients
- Coordinate Center of Hope educational offerings in both the professional and community settings, including networking to create opportunities for educational programs
- Assist with the coordination of training opportunities for new forensic nurse examiners and other medical professionals
- Seek grant funding and implementation of grant projects to sustain and further develop the Center of Hope program
- Maintain Center of Hope patient records in a database
- Submit applications for victim assistance funds as applicable
- Testify in court as needed
- Impact patient care indirectly by reviewing, revising, implementing and evaluating standards of care, clinical practice guidelines, policies, and procedures for forensic issues
- Participate in critical incident stress debriefing activities as needed
- Market the Center of Hope program to health care, law enforcement, and the lay communities, thereby enhancing the image of the hospital
- Review and critique pertinent research literature related to primary and secondary forensic patients and promotes research utilization to improve patient care
- Contribute to the professional nursing literature as needed
- May design and implement research studies related primary and secondary forensic patients, and disseminate results as appropriate
- Other duties as assigned by the Center of Hope Program Manager, Emergency Department Manager, Director, or Emergency Department Charge Nurse
- Function as a staff nurse in the Emergency Department when all forensic nursing duties have been completed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
