RN Nurse Clinician - Forensic health - PRN

RN Nurse Clinician
- Forensic Health - PRN

RN Nurse Clinician – Forensic Health Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location:

Primary location will be 612 East Lamar Blvd, Arlington, Texas 76011

Work hours:

PRN Department highlights:
Work Environment:
Mobile Forensic Healthcare Unit that travels to provide medical forensic exams Provide sexual assault medical forensic exams to the adolescent and adult populations Assist an administrative duties as assigned when not at the bedside. Opportunities to provide staff, community, and stakeholder education about interpersonal violence Opportunities for educational and career growth

Here's What You Need Associate's degree in nursing required Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred 2 years as a clinical nurse required RN upon hire required and BCLS prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required CA-SANE – Adult/Adolescent SANE certification through the Texas Office of Attorney General upon hire required or SANE-A
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
-Adult Adolescent from the international association of Forensic Nurses upon hire requited CP-SANE – Pediatric SANE certification through the Texas Office of Attorney General within 18 months of hire required or SANE-P – Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-pediatric from the international association of Forensic Nurses within 18 months of hire required and Forensic education for advanced strangulation and interpersonal violence medical forensic assessments within 12 months of hire required

The Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) Clinician II job position supports the Texas Health Forensic Healthcare & Violence Intervention Department by providing comprehensive patient medical forensic care to patients who have experienced interpersonal violence to include but not limited to sexual violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, family violence, human trafficking, elder abuse, and workplace violence. The RN FNE Clinician II will also serve as a preceptor for Forensic Nurse Examiner trainees who are in the process of completing educational and clinical requirements to develop nursing skill required to care for patients that present for medical care due to interpersonal violence.

Besides bedside clinical practice, the position also requires administrative duties such as billing, performance improvement activities, evidence transportation, ensuring entities are fully stocked with appropriate medical supplies needed for medical forensic exams, and other duties as specified by the department manager and/or director. Travel required
- Texas Health SANE Program responds to the following wholly owned entities:
Texas Health Alliance, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Azle, Texas Health Cleburne, Texas Health Dallas, Texas Health Denton, Texas Health HEB, Texas Health Kaufman, Texas Health Fort Worth, Texas Health Southwest, and Texas Health Stephenville Provide timely, non-judgmental, compassionate care to patients with a complaint of assaultive violence by utilizing the nursing process to identify and prioritize needs Assess patient's psychological and social needs and makes appropriate referrals, collaborates closely with rape crisis center hospital accompaniment advocate and/or family violence agencies to ensure optimal outcomes.

Demonstrate ability to identify needs of patients with a complaint of interpersonal violence that would require physician intervention in a timely manner. Perform a complete medical forensic examination for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment to include: a medical history, detailed head-to-toe assessment for trauma to include all body orifices if applicable, forensic specimen collection as indicated by history or examination findings, and photo documentation.

Maintain chain of custody for each exam and adhere to best practices and evidence protocols. Recommendations to medical staff for appropriate laboratory testing and/or prophylactic medications per department protocol. Maintain equipment in proper working condition and exercise fiscal responsibility with department's resources. Maintain expertise and current knowledge based…