Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Leader, Chicago or Metro-East, 26-E-10

Illinois Attorney General • Multiple Locations, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position will promote consistent, professional and victim-centered medical forensic treatment of sexual assault patients statewide. Duties include but are not limited to the following: support and assist nurses who are working on the Adult/Adolescent and Pediatric/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) clinical requirements; facilitate the development of hospital area-wide treatment plans that will ensure all sexual assault patients will be treated by a SANE or other qualified medical provider, including 24/7 on-call SANE programs; support and assist rural communities in Central and Southern Illinois in developing Sexual Assault Response Teams; support SANE training activities; coordinate SANE continuing education; provide technical assistance for SANEs, nurses who are training to become SANEs, and others who contact the SANE Program; and maintain records and data for grant reporting.

Requirements

• Must be a licensed Registered Nurse at the time of application.
• Knowledgeable about SANE programs, policies, and protocols.
• Familiar with forensics, crime lab procedures, emergency medical terminology and procedures, and victim advocacy.
• Completed 40-hour Adult/Adolescent SANE didactic training as well as Adult/Adolescent SANE clinical training OR 40-hour Pediatric/Adolescent SANE didactic training as well as Pediatric/Adolescent SANE clinical training.
• Ability to travel.
• Physical ability to file and duplicate information, which may include bending, stretching, stooping, and lifting up to 15 lbs.
• Ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees and the general public.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist nurses working on Adult/Adolescent and Pediatric/Adolescent SANE clinical requirements.
• Facilitate the development of hospital area-wide treatment plans to ensure all sexual assault patients are treated by a SANE or other qualified medical provider, including 24/7 on-call SANE programs.
• Support and assist rural communities in Central and Southern Illinois in developing Sexual Assault Response Teams.
• Support SANE training activities.
• Coordinate SANE continuing education.
• Provide technical assistance for SANEs, nurses training to become SANEs, and others contacting the SANE Program.
• Maintain records and data for grant reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior