<p>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.</p> <p>Requirements for the position:</p> <ul> <li>One-year prior experience as a registered nurse </li><li>Completion of an accredited course for Forensic Nurse Examiner </li><li>Demonstrated competency in evidence collection and evaluation </li><li>Knowledge of the criminal justice system as it relates to assault/sexual assault </li><li>Minimum of Bachelors' Degree in nursing preferred </li></ul> <p>Duties:</p> <ul> <li>Collection of evidence using a sexual assault evidence collection kit, domestic violence documentation tool and/or nonfatal strangulation tool. </li><li>Further assessment and documentation for drug-facilitated sexual assault </li><li>Assessment and documentation of injury and nonfatal strangulation assessment </li><li>Risk evaluation and prophylactic care relating to potential sexually- transmitted diseases </li><li>Evaluation of pregnancy risk </li><li>Evaluation of need for PEP Protocol </li><li>Crisis intervention and collaboration with appropriate advocacy agency </li><li>Referrals for medical and psychological follow-up </li><li>Safety planning with patient prior to discharge </li><li>Maintain secure chain-of-custody of collected evidence </li></ul> <p>Additional responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Commit to 2 years with the Serenity Program and must perform a minimum of four examinations per year or complete skills assessment </li><li>Involvement in at least one community service project relating to domestic violence, date rape, sexual assault, or human trafficking </li><li>Obtain at least four Continuing Education Credit (CEU) relating to assault/sexual assault, domestic violence, date rape, human trafficking, nonfatal strangulation, or stalking </li><li>Attend meetings regularly scheduled within the department </li><li>Perform annual evaluation and skills assessment </li></ul>