Forensic Nurse Examiner Apprentice, PRN
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Forensic Nurse Examiner Apprentice, PRN
Job ID: REF39703X
Area of Interest: Nursing
Location: Easton,MD US
Hours of Work: On call
Job Facility: University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health
Employment Type: Per Diem
Shift: Rotating
At Shore Regional Health, you can learn, grow and make a lasting impact on patients and families. You’ll experience the support of a collaborative work environment and a sense of collegiality unlike any other. Our comprehensive system has many locations and practice options to choose from throughout the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Job Summary
This role is specially trained to become certified by the Maryland Board of Nursing to provide comprehensive care to adults, adolescents and children who have been impacted by sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child abuse, human trafficking and non-intentional trauma. This role works under the general direction of the Forensic Nurse Examiner Manager.
Primary Responsibilities
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job responsibilities performed.
Duties will be completed with assistance from and under direction of an experienced and certified Forensic Nurse Examiner until certification is achieved.
• Under direction and oversight, assists in performing forensic evidentiary examinations on victims and alleged perpetrators in connection with chronic or acute physical, sexual, or domestic assaults.
• Provides timely, non-judgmental, compassionate care to patients with a complaint of sexual assault utilizing a clinical process.
• Obtains consent from the subject or custodial/proper authority prior to the examination relative to photography and evidence collection.
• Performs evidentiary physical assessments using ALS when indicated based on evidence-based research and unit-based training.
• Completes the Physical Evidence Kit required by law enforcement authorities.
• Photographs patients and injuries as training indicates using proper technique.
• Ensures compliance with Chain of Custody requirements.
• Interfaces with law enforcement officials, crime labs, prosecutors, and other authorized stakeholders concerning forensic processes and outcomes to include providing expert testimony in judicial proceedings.
• Provides testing, prophylactic treatment, prescription refills and related education to patients who potentially may have been exposed to HIV during their assault.
• Participates in peer reviews, staff meetings and SART meetings.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience – Required
(Provide required education (include discipline(s). Provide the minimum years and type(s) of experience that is required (do not use a range). Provide required certifications and/or licensures)
• Current Maryland License in good standing as a Registered Nurse.
• Basic Life Support – Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP)
• Associate’s degree
• Must attend and successfully complete MBON Certified 40-hour didactic FNE Course within first 60 days of start date. If class and class time is paid for by University of Maryland, the FNE will agree to stay for one year after he/she is fully certified as an FNE-A. Apprentice RN will agree to provide 60 hours of on call time each month while in the apprentice program.
• 18 months previous experience in a clinical setting
Education & Experience – Preferred
(Provide preferred education (include discipline(s). Provide the minimum years and type(s) of experience that is preferred (do not use a range). Provide preferred certifications and/or licensures)
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum three (3) years previous experience in clinical setting
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
• Attending a minimum of 8 hours of continuing educational hours focusing on forensic science, caring for the sexual assault survivor, legal topics specific to forensic nursing examinations, forensic evidence collection, testimony preparation, sexually transmitted infections and treatments, trauma-informed patient centered care modalities, and all other topics approved by FNE program coordinator and the Maryland Board of Nursing.
• Assisting, when requested, with education of Police, ED Staff, State Attorney’s Office, and the community.
• Regularly attending and participating in quarterly staff meetings, Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) meetings, and other program needs that may arise.)
• Equitably sharing on-call responsibilities with other SANE members insuring coverage 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Minimum of 20 hours of on-call time per month and ability to safely respond to a sexual assault call within 90 minutes.
• Maintaining subject expertise by:
• Performing a minimum of 3 sexual assault exams a year for each license held, (FNE-A – 3 adult exams, FNE-P – 3 pediatric exams, FNE-A/P – 3 adults AND 3 pediatric exams). This will allow the FNE to meet the minimum cases required by the Maryland Board of Nursing for FNE license renewal every 2 years.
• Obtaining a total of 8 clock hours of education in forensic science or forensic nursing in the previous 12 months.
• Completing a minimum of 200 hours of on-call per license held per year.
• Participating in a minimum of 6 peer reviews.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation:
Pay Range: $31.78 – $44.50
Other Compensation (if applicable):
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