Registered Nurse

Advocate Health•Oshkosh, WI

1d•$41 - $62

About The Position

The FNE/SANE nurse conducts forensic examinations and interviews for patients who have experienced physical or sexual abuse. The role may involve collecting specimens and DNA samples, photographing injuries, and performing detailed physical and genital examinations according to patient preference. The nurse’s primary goal is to ensure patients receive necessary medical care and guidance and support throughout treatment. The position provides work direction to FNE/SANE staff and coordinates resources to support procedures, daily operations, and patient flow. It also provides direct patient care through the nursing process, including assessment, care-plan development and implementation, and evaluation of clinical outcomes when needed. The nurse supports a safe, efficient, and high-quality care environment; trains and orients employees; provides day-to-day direction and performance input; and monitors work, staffing, and care quality. The position helps ensure compliance with medical center, Nursing department, and International Association of Forensic Nursing policies and guidelines, and works with management on program development. The nurse must provide age-appropriate care, applying knowledge of growth and development across the life span and interpreting patient data to identify age-specific needs. Wisconsin-based nurses must complete didactic and clinical skills training before practicing independently as forensic nurse examiners. Illinois-based nurses must complete didactic training and a clinical log and obtain a certificate of completion from the Office of the Attorney General before practicing independently. This is a casual, part-time position scheduled for 64 hours in six weeks. The posted pay range is $41.10–$61.65. The role may involve exposure to chemicals, hazardous waste, blood, body fluids, and communicable disease; protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary. Physical demands include frequent sitting, standing, walking, lifting, squatting, bending, reaching, and twisting, as well as specified lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and transfer tasks.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association, to be obtained within six months.
Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Typically, 2–3 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting.
Demonstrated holistic nursing practice focused on the needs of patients and families.
Clinical and technical knowledge in relevant specialty area(s).
Ability to apply evidence-based interventions and nursing skills or technology to an individualized plan of care and patient response.
Ability to recognize situational changes requiring unplanned interventions.
Proficient computer skills, including keyboarding, navigating a Windows operating system, using email, and using electronic medical record systems.
Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop rapport and maintain professional relationships with patients, staff, and physicians.
Ability to make critical independent decisions, anticipate learning needs, and take preventive action.
Time-management skills, including the ability to multitask and prioritize.
Ability to coach and develop employees to meet International Association of Forensic Nurses quality and service standards.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above the shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 pounds of force, and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Ability to use foot pedals on carts or machines and perform job functions requiring functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine hand manipulation skills, including IV insertion and other procedures.
Ability to operate equipment necessary to perform the job.

Nice To Haves

International Association of Forensic Nursing Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Adult/Adolescent (SANE-A) certification.
International Association of Forensic Nursing Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Pediatric (SANE-P) certification.

Responsibilities

Conduct forensic examinations and interviews for patients who have experienced physical or sexual abuse.
Collect specimens and DNA samples, photograph injuries, and perform detailed physical and genital examinations when appropriate and according to patient preference.
Ensure patients receive necessary medical care, guidance, and support throughout treatment.
Provide work direction to FNE/SANE staff and coordinate resources for procedures, daily operations, and patient flow.
Provide direct patient care using the nursing process, including patient assessment, development and implementation of nursing care plans, and evaluation of clinical outcomes when necessary.
Promote a safe, efficient, and high-quality patient-care environment.
Train and orient employees, provide day-to-day work direction and performance input, assign and review work, and guide staff on complex issues with unit leadership.
Monitor employee assignments and staffing levels, maintain staff scheduling, and make adjustments to support established productivity.
Monitor quality of care and help ensure compliance with medical center, Nursing department, and International Association of Forensic Nursing policies and guidelines.
Work with management to develop new and existing programs and services.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs.

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits, subject to eligibility.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Premium pay, such as shift and on-call pay, depending on the position.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
Career development programs.