RN - SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner)

Location: Lansing, MI

About the role

Promote and restore patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and specialty team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner will provide a compassionate, coordinated, medical forensic examination, which follows the standard of care of the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) and Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment needed for sexual assault exams and work with a multidisciplinary team of representatives from within the community and the hospital setting.
• Participate in shared decision making and maintain cooperative relationships among health care teams by communicating information, building rapport, and participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Coordinate clinical patient activities in the absence of the Manager or Director of Emergency Services.
• Quickly and effectively deal with potentially life-threatening situations.
• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; collaborate with team members and multidisciplinary members to make or recommend necessary adjustments.
• Formulate a plan of care in compliance with guidelines from the IAFN, ENA, Sparrow Hospital, and the Medical Director.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in required in-service, staff meetings, and skills training.
• Educate personnel with current and up-to-date information via presentations or lectures; assist the emergency department with educational needs and training goals.
• While in the ED, assist RN/Physician in procedure set-up, transportation, specimen collection, and general patient care as outlined in the Emergency Department RN job description.
• Perform additional role-related duties as requested.

Requirements

• Current Michigan Nursing licensure.
• BLS certification.
• Completion of the SANE adult/adolescent training course within 90 days of hire.
• Completion of the SANE pediatric training course within 18 months of hire.
• TNCC preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience.
• BSN preferred or currently studying toward completing BSN.

Skills

• Must complete all in-services on drugs or procedures and attend all mandatory skills training and staff meetings.
• Capable of performing general and advanced procedural duties.
• Must be a “self-starter” and assertively take on challenging responsibilities while holding self accountable for results and performance.
• Superb diagnostic and clinical skills; able to obtain a complete history, perform an extensive physical, and formulate a treatment plan while including team members.
• Extensive knowledge of medication uses, dosages, and side effects as they apply to different disease states; able to assess clinical effectiveness of medications.
• Promote team spirit and work collaboratively with the medical team.
• Excellent multi-tasking skills; able to prioritize and perform a variety of concurrent tasks with minimal direction.
• In-depth knowledge of physiological functions and processes as they relate to patient care.
• Professionalism, compassion, and sound medical practice when dealing with challenging situations.

Shift: Nights
Status: Full-time
Facility: Sparrow Hospital
Experience Level: 4-9 Years