Forensic Nurse Examiner Emergency Department

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by using technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordinating care with other health team members.

Responsibilities

• Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate).
• Sets priorities and coordinates and organizes patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction.
• Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
• Promotes nursing profession and participates in development of others.
• Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• One year of licensed RN experience in an Emergency Department required.
• Previous forensics nursing/SANE experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025.
• Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

Skills

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentation
• Professional Etiquette
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

Benefits

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $37.45 - $57.29

Schedule

Full time, 36 hours/week, night shift

Department

Emergency Department

Primary Location

Platte Valley

Additional Details

One year of licensed RN experience in an Emergency Department required. Previous forensics nursing/SANE experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.
• Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.).
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location

Platte Valley Hospital

Work City

Brighton

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36