Registered Nurse (RN) - Forensic Examiner, FT, Variable in Lexington, SC

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive forensic nursing care to victims of sexual assault and/or intimate personal violence that present to medical facilities in Richland, Kershaw, and Lexington, McCormick, Saluda or Edgefield counties.

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Essential Functions
• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Attend monthly meetings designed to enhance the cooperation between laws, legal, crime lab, victim support, and forensic nursing professionals.
• Document the entire encounter with the patient including the history, physical findings, interventions, and referrals.
• Obtain forensic evidence according to protocol including digital imagery, use of toluidine blue dye, microscopy, labs and colposcopy photos.
• Participate in ongoing research involving sexual assault and domestic violence victims as FNE program is currently involved.
• Administer medications according to standard orders and dictated by presenting situation.
• Maintain complete chain of evidence on all forensic materials obtained.
• Refer patient for further care in the medical, emotional, and legal arenas as dictated by the presenting situation. Inform community of forensic services through community presentations.
• Assist medical facilities billing of SC Office of Victim's Assistance for services rendered.
• Commit to cover minimum number of shifts (three 12 hour shifts/week), to include holiday coverage, weekends, nights and other scheduling requirements as determined by the SANE program.
• Act as a consultant to staff within the hospital when areas relating to the forensic needs of a patient are required. Comply with subpoenas relating to testimony of involved forensic cases.
• Maintain monthly statistical and written reports designed to summarize relevant information on victim contacts. Assess clinical competencies of forensic nursing staff once yearly and at a more frequent interval if necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, director or executive.
Minimum Requirements
• Education - Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing program and approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience - Two (2) years of experience.

In Lieu Of
• NA
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in SC.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Richland

Facility

1510 Richland Hospital

Department

SAFE Program

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