SANE RN

Concord Hospital Health System•Concord, NH

23h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) you will provide coverage to the Emergency Department for care for victims of sexual and domestic violence. The SANE will practice per the State of New Hampshire Acute Care Protocol for Medical/Forensic Evaluation. The SANE will be directly accountable for the coordination of care including triage, medical and forensic treatment, and documentation. The position requires excellent nursing assessment skills and sensitive customer service when interacting with patients, families, medical staff, Social Services, Department of Child, Youth and Family (DCYF), Crisis Center, Law Enforcement and the legal system. The SANEs responsibilities include to sign up for the required on-call hours. It is expected that the SANE will arrive at the Emergency Department within one hour from the time you were contacted by the Emergency Department. It is expected that the SANE will maintain competency by attending educational trainings and meetings offered by the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (NHCADSV - www.nhcadsv.org). Schedule: Hours are on an as needed basis, on-call is required. Education Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred. Certification, Registration & Licensure Completion of NH SANE-A and/or SANE-P course is required Experience Emergency Department experience is strongly preferred but not required. Responsibilities Collaborates with the Emergency Department Director/Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program coordinator, hospital clinicians, New Hampshire Coalition Against domestic and Sexual Assault, local law enforcement agencies and area victim advocates in the comprehensive care of sexual assault and domestic violence patients. Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgment/decisions as it relates specifically to the management of sexual assault patients in the performance of medico-legal examination and collection of forensic evidence. Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data in order to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs. Demonstrate commitment to the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program by willingness to participate in on- call rotation. Documents care provided and patient's progress toward attainment of desired outcomes. Performs quality assurance functions to include; maintenance of chain of evidence, appropriateness of documentation, appropriateness of referrals, and preparing and interpreting reports as needed. Leads the health care team. Completes requirements for continuing education specific to forensics. Uses all equipment, including cameras, in the documentation of injury and collection of evidence. Provides expert testimony in Court when called upon. Administers medications to patients. Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned. Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269. Physical and Work Requirements The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is LIGHT. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 pounds. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to do fine motor, hear, speak and smell. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to bend, reach, sit, squat, stand, climb, kneel and do repetitive motion, kneel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, and bodily fluids. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, non-weather related heat or cold, slippery surfaces, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Concord Hospital (CH) is a nationally-accredited, progressive regional health system. Over the past two decades, CH has evolved from a community hospital to a $550 million net revenue regional integrated health system with more than 3,574 employees, leaders and clinicians who are talented, mutually supportive, and community centered in helping the organization meet its community mission. CH has sophisticated clinical and management practices. The organization consistently performs among the top ten percent of national organizations and has received many national accolades (e.g., most wired, Press Ganey's summit award). After a four-year effort to strengthen and standardize our quality management processes, Concord Hospital has become the first healthcare system in New Hampshire to be certified as being in compliance with internationally recognized quality management practices ISO 9001:2008 certification, issued by DNV GL. ISO certification means that patients can be confident CH has implemented and strengthened processes for internal auditing, control of documents, control of records, control of non conforming products, and preventative and corrective action. Learn more about working at Concord Hospital Culture and Values Career Development Benefits Life Here

Requirements

Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.
Completion of NH SANE-A and/or SANE-P course is required
Excellent nursing assessment skills and sensitive customer service

Nice To Haves

Emergency Department experience is strongly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Emergency Department Director/Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program coordinator, hospital clinicians, New Hampshire Coalition Against domestic and Sexual Assault, local law enforcement agencies and area victim advocates in the comprehensive care of sexual assault and domestic violence patients.
Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgment/decisions as it relates specifically to the management of sexual assault patients in the performance of medico-legal examination and collection of forensic evidence.
Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data in order to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
Demonstrate commitment to the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program by willingness to participate in on- call rotation.
Documents care provided and patient's progress toward attainment of desired outcomes.
Performs quality assurance functions to include; maintenance of chain of evidence, appropriateness of documentation, appropriateness of referrals, and preparing and interpreting reports as needed.
Leads the health care team.
Completes requirements for continuing education specific to forensics.
Uses all equipment, including cameras, in the documentation of injury and collection of evidence.
Provides expert testimony in Court when called upon.
Administers medications to patients.
Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.