Registered Nurse

Job description

Job Summary
The RN Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) facilitates timely medical forensic exams for patients who have experienced or are suspected of experiencing sexual assault, abuse, or exploitation. The SANE RN demonstrates competency in conducting medical forensic exams and collaborates with appropriate professionals within and outside the health system to implement individualized care plans.
Qualifications
Education
• Required
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Completion of an accredited nursing program
• Associate’s degree in nursing
• Preferred
• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Master’s degree in nursing

Experience:
• Required
• Pathway 1 : One year of nursing experience
• Pathway 2 : Two years of nursing experience
• Preferred
• One year of specialty experience in women’s health, pediatrics, emergency medicine, or intensive care

Certification/Licensure:
Pathway 1:
• Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) with Authorization to Practice in the State of Texas
• Basic Life Support
• Required within sixty (60) days of start date
• Safe Approach Level III
• Required within six (6) months of hire
• Completion of “Texas Teleforensic Remote Assistance Center Training: Connecting Rural Hospitals to Professional Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners” training (7 hours)
• Required within ninety (90) days of start date

If working under Pathway 1, team members will work under the guidance of a TexTRAC expert forensic nurse at all appropriate times while performing the duties of this role.
Pathway 2:
• Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) with Authorization to Practice in the State of Texas
• Basic Life Support
• Required within sixty (60) days of start date
• Safe Approach Level III
• Required within six (6) months of hire
• Completion of an Adult/Adolescent SANE and/or Pediatric SANE didactic training (must meet the International Association of Forensic Nurses – SANE Education Guidelines)
• Required within six (6) months of start date
• Preferred
• Completion of all certification requirements of at least one of the following:
• CA-SANE through the Texas Office of the Attorney General
• CP-SANE through the Texas Office of the Attorney General
• CA-CP SANE through the Texas Office of the Attorney General
• SANE-A through the International Association of Forensic Nurses
• SANE-P through the International Association of Forensic Nurses