Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) - Pediatrics

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

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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
• One year of related nursing experience.
• Current South Carolina RN License
• 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.
• 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 60 minutes of being paged).
• Prompt peer review of every case within seven (7) days as arranged by Program Coordinator and PSANE Medical Director.
• Provide the P-SANE Program Coordinator 4-6 weeks advance notice of her/his primary work schedule so that the schedule can be established.
• Court testimony if required, with prior preparation by the prosecuting attorney and by the CAP team member.

What This Job Offers

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