Purpose of the position: To provide all victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence who present to the Emergency Department or disclose while inpatient a compassionate, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, evidence-based forensic evaluation.

Requirements for the position:

• One-year prior experience as a registered nurse 

• Completion of an accredited course for Forensic Nurse Examiner

• Demonstrated competency in evidence collection and evaluation

• Knowledge of the criminal justice system as it relates to assault/sexual assault

• Minimum of Bachelors’ Degree in nursing preferred

Duties:

• Collection of evidence using a sexual assault evidence collection kit, domestic violence documentation tool and/or nonfatal strangulation tool.

• Further assessment and documentation for drug-facilitated sexual assault

• Assessment and documentation of injury and nonfatal strangulation assessment

• Risk evaluation and prophylactic care relating to potential sexually- transmitted diseases

• Evaluation of pregnancy risk

• Evaluation of need for PEP Protocol

• Crisis intervention and collaboration with appropriate advocacy agency

• Referrals for medical and psychological follow-up

• Safety planning with patient prior to discharge

• Maintain secure chain-of-custody of collected evidence

Additional responsibilities:

• Commit to 2 years with the Serenity Program and must perform a minimum of four examinations per year or complete skills assessment

• Involvement in at least one community service project relating to domestic violence, date rape, sexual assault, or human trafficking

• Obtain at least four Continuing Education Credit (CEU) relating to assault/sexual assault, domestic violence, date rape, human trafficking, nonfatal strangulation, or stalking

• Attend meetings regularly scheduled within the department

• Perform annual evaluation and skills assessment