Registered Nurse- CARES

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

4h•Onsite

About The Position

At TriHealth, the mission is to improve the health of the people served—every patient, every day. The CARES Program (Center for Abuse and Rape Emergency Services) is a specialized, trauma‑informed service line dedicated to supporting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse, and human trafficking. As a Registered Nurse with CARES, you will play a vital role in delivering compassionate care and meticulous forensic documentation that supports both healing and justice. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact at some of the most critical moments in a patient’s life. This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. The position also collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other health care team members in meeting the patient’s needs. This position may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing
BSN required within 5 years of hire
Registered Nurse (RN), active and unencumbered
Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association
Minimum 6 months clinical nursing experience
Strong clinical judgment grounded in biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs a various stages of the life cycle

Nice To Haves

Membership in related professional organizations (e.g., IAFN)
Prior experience with forensic nursing, ED, women’s health, or trauma care
RNs with more than 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time acute care experience
Preferred certification in specialty

Responsibilities

Respond to on-call needs quickly and arrive on-site within established TriHealth timeframes
Provide trauma‑informed forensic nursing care for patients age 14+ experiencing abuse or violence
Perform comprehensive forensic examinations, evidence collection, documentation, and maintain chain of custody
Collaborate effectively with ED clinical teams, advocacy agencies, and law enforcement to coordinate patient-centered care
Use assessment skills to identify physical, emotional, cultural, and psychosocial needs
Deliver safe, accurate clinical care and treatments following policy and professional standards
Document all findings in CARES records and communicate case details to the CARES Coordinator
Participate in ongoing professional development, peer review, and continuous improvement initiatives
Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family
Completes initial assessment tool
Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines
Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate
Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment
Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes
Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways
Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs
Develops both short- and long-term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning
Communicates plan of care to others
Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity
Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions
Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility
Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action
Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe
Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly
Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills
Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders
Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes
Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching
Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed
Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members
Performs technical skills according to policy and procedure and accepted standards within their area of practice
Safely administers medications/treatments and monitors their effects
Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner
Identifies areas for self-improvement
Functions in relief charge / resource role as requested
Completes assignments within scheduled timeframes
Cooperate with instructor to facilitate effective learning experiences for students
Maintains current knowledge in area of practice
Demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes

Benefits

Work in a high-impact specialty supporting survivors of interpersonal violence
Join a collaborative CARES team embedded within TriHealth’s respected emergency services environment
Build advanced skills in forensic nursing, trauma-informed care, and multidisciplinary coordination
Opportunities for ongoing education, professional development, and specialty certification
A supportive nursing culture that champions safety, compassion, and evidence‑based practice
Pursuit of improved knowledge through continuing education classes, formal education leading to advancement of degrees, and the attainment of specialty certification
Nurse membership in local, regional, and national nursing organizations related to the appropriate nurse specialty
Involvement in activities that better the health of our community
Nursing research activities and use of evidence-based practice
All nurses to foster, support and personally model collaborative relationships amongst nurses, physicians, and other caregivers for the betterment of patient care