MUSCP - Registered Nurse VIP Sane - PRN - Department of Pediatrics: Child Abuse

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

16d

About The Position

The purpose of this arrangement will be to provide after hours on-call coverage for the Department of Pediatrics/Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics (CAP) as a Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (P-SANE). The P-SANE RN provides timely and compassionate care to pediatric and adolescent sexual assault victims. These responsibilities include triage, forensic examination, prophylaxis for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, photographic documentation, referrals for appropriate medical and psychological follow-up, and support and participation in legal proceedings. The P-SANE RN works under the direction of the P-SANE Program Coordinator and follows established protocols.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and one-year related nursing experience.
• Licensure as RN by the South Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Current South Carolina RN License and BLS required.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality, cost-efficient healthcare to all patients as applicable to the assigned clinical setting (e.g. forensic healthcare examinations, treatment and follow-up services).
• Completion of documents associated with clinical activities for each patient must occur on a timely basis. This includes compliance with standards set by the Department of Pediatrics, MUSC, MUHA, UMA, payor and any other regulatory agent or agency monitoring activity.
• Required to be available to be on call a minimum of 6-7 night shifts a month, 2 weekend night/and or 2 weekend day shifts per month, and flexibility to work during the holiday season (including major holidays).
• Review monthly PSANE updates, participate in case reviews, and attend quarterly P-SANE review meeting for which CEU's are awarded.
• Prompt phone response to all pages from the MUSC Pediatric Emergency Department (minimum requirement is within 10 minutes of page) and prompt physical response at the Emergency Department to provide clinical services (minimum requirement is within 45 minutes of being paged).
• Prompt peer review of every case within seven (7) days as arranged by Program Coordinator and CAP Physician.
• Full participation in orientation as expected: to include didactic and clinical training.
• Able to meet IAFN criteria and take the certification test within twenty-four (24) months after training has commenced.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees