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'RN-SAFE – Emergency Room'

Eisenhower Health • Full-time • Rancho Mirage, CA, US • 5d ago

Job Objective: A brief overview of the position.
- Under the direction of and reporting to the Emergency Department Director, the forensic nurse examiner conducts medical/forensic examinations on victims of sexual assault.
Reports to
- Director-Emergency Department
Supervises
- N/A
Ages of Patients
- Pediatrics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Geriatric
Blood Borne Pathogens
- High Potential
Qualifications
- Education
  - Required: BSN required within 6 months of hire
  - Preferred: MSN
- Licensure/Certification
  - Required: California RN License; American Heart Association BLS
  - Preferred: SANE-A certification (American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)) in Advanced Forensic Nursing (AFN-BC)
- Experience
  - Required: Two (2) years of experience as an acute care nurse
  - Preferred: Experience in emergency department, labor and deliver, telemetry or critical care and experience conducting sexual assault exams
Essential Responsibilities
- Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations
- Obtains appropriate consents for treatment, mediation administration, photography and forensic exam
- Provide crisis intervention. Appropriately refer victims for immediate and follow-up medical care and/or counseling
- Evaluates pregnancy risk and offer prevention
- Assesses, documents, and seeks care for injuries noted on forensic exam
- Obtains history of assault per CalEMA specifications
- Performs general and ano-genital examinations for the detection of physical findings. Reports any findings that may require medical intervention to Emergency Department staff and physicians
- Provide timely, thorough, and professional forensic evidence collection, documentation, and preservation of evidence
- Accurately assesses, photographs, and documents findings on appropriate Forms following pre-established state medical protocol
- Prepares, packages and seals evidentiary kit maintaining chain of evidence per law enforcement’s protocol
- Evaluates and treats prophylactically for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Provides prophylactic treatment per standing orders for sexually transmitted diseases as appropriate or as ordered by the ER physician
- Administers medication for pregnancy prevention per standing orders as appropriate or as ordered by the ER physician. Obtains informed consent as appropriate
- Provide crisis intervention and ongoing support and education to victims and support persons throughout treatment. Appropriately refer victims for immediate and follow-up medical care and/or counseling
- Provides discharge instructions, follow-up medical care options and referrals to include Victims of Violent Crime Compensation
- Completes child abuse and or elder abuse reporting form as required by California State abuse Reporting Law
- Refers patient to Emergency Room physician for further evaluation and care as warranted
- Cleans and disinfects examination area including swab dryer with 10% bleach solution
- Performs forensic examinations per protocol
- Participates in peer review, process improvement and quality review
- Maintains annual competencies to conduct forensic evidentiary examinations
- Performs other duties as needed

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