Forensic Nurse Examiner Rn

Forensic Nurse Examiner RN- 3am-3pm

Date:
Aug 17, 2026

Location:

Indianapolis, IN, US, 46202

Organization: HHC

Division:
Eskenazi Health

Job Role

Summary:

The Forensic Nurse Examiner RN identifies and coordinates services throughout Eskenazi Health Services to meet the acute needs of primary and secondary forensic patients. This position serves as a resource for all health care providers in the coordination and management for the care of primary and secondary forensic patients.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Identify and coordinate services throughout Eskenazi Health Services to meet the acute needs of primary and secondary forensic patients
• Strive for improved patient care with a focus on positive outcomes through primary roles of leadership, consultant, educator, and researcher
• Serve as a role model for excellence in clinical practice to promote improvement in patient care
• Serve as a resource for all health care providers in the coordination and management for the care of primary and secondary forensic patients
• Provide crisis intervention to primary and secondary forensic patients
• Facilitate the patient's choice to prosecute by providing support and referrals to the criminal justice system
• Identify resources and make referrals for health care and long-term therapy needs for primary and secondary forensic patients
• Coordinate Center of Hope educational offerings in both the professional and community settings, including networking to create opportunities for educational programs
• Assist with the coordination of training opportunities for new forensic nurse examiners and other medical professionals
• Seek grant funding and implementation of grant projects to sustain and further develop the Center of Hope program
• Maintain Center of Hope patient records in a database
• Submit applications for victim assistance funds as applicable
• Testify in court as needed
• Impact patient care indirectly by reviewing, revising, implementing and evaluating standards of care, clinical practice guidelines, policies, and procedures for forensic issues
• Participate in critical incident stress debriefing activities as needed
• Market the Center of Hope program to health care, law enforcement, and the lay communities, thereby enhancing the image of the hospital
• Review and critique pertinent research literature related to primary and secondary forensic patients and promotes research utilization to improve patient care
• Contribute to the professional nursing literature as needed
• May design and implement research studies related primary and secondary forensic patients, and disseminate results as appropriate
• Other duties as assigned by the Center of Hope Program Manager, Emergency Department Manager, Director, or Emergency Department Charge Nurse
• Function as a staff nurse in the Emergency Department when all forensic nursing duties have been completed

Job Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current Indiana licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Two years of recent acute care clinical experience as a registered nurse required
• Current BLS, ACLS, TNCC, and ENPC (or PALS) required
• Completion of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner didactic course in accordance with the International Association of Forensic Nurses Education Guidelines required
• Completion of Forensic Nursing clinical preceptorship within 1 year of accepting position required
• Certification of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for Adults and Adolescent (SANE-A) by the International Association of Forensic Nurses or The Generalist Forensic Nuse Certification (GFN-C) by the Academy of Forensic Nurses after completing 2 years of employment AND 300 hours of patient care strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Advanced Skills in: clinical nursing practice, use of equipment/instruments relevant to unit/area care, according to policies, procedures, and standards
• Effective interpersonal communication and team skills which include listening, interviewing techniques with patients, families, and staff
• Assessment, reassessment, and monitoring of patients
• Concise, accurate, legible documentation
• Problem solving techniques, critical thinking skills, decision making
• Knowledge and skills necessary to: provide care appropriate to meet the age and cultural needs of the patients served
• Demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development of the life span
• Ability to assess data/interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age specific needs as well as clinical indications
• Complete applications for victim's assistance funds for primary and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute funds as applicable
• Participate in root cause analysis of forensic issues at Eskenazi Health as needed
• Use computer programs including Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of: fundamental nursing theories and current clinical concepts of care, disease processes and related treatments/care/medications, departmental/hospital policies/protocols, infection control procedures and protocols, treatments/medications,…