HCSS Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (Registered Nurse)

Required Education / Experience:

• Registered Nurse for two or more years.
• Registered Nurse licensed to practice in the State of Texas.
• Registered Nurse license in good standing with no disciplinary action by the Board of Nursing.
• Preferred Emergency Room experience however not essential.
• Documented clinical competency and professional accountability.
• Completed the Texas Certification of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training by the Texas Office of the Attorney General
• Certification in Pediatric and Adult Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.

OR

• Completed at least 80 hours of sexual assault training approved by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and
• Enrolled in the UTMB Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Preceptor Program and in the process of completing the clinical aspect of the certification process as per OAG requirements.
• Maintain educational and Case review requirements and documentation to complete re-certification every two years for Certification in Pediatric and Adult Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.
• Digital imaging training.

Equipment:

Standard patient care supplies, equipment, and mechanical devices. Standard hospital related office equipment. Show competency in point of care testing and quality requirements for testing. Colposcope and digital camera equipment.

Working environment:

• Work is located in an isolated quiet comfortable indoor room.
• May be required to work in area that is cramped, noisy and cause discomfort in specific circumstances.
• Alertness and careful attention to detail will be required.
• Vision, hearing, talking and sense of touch abilities must be adequate to enable one to accurately assess the patient, read small print(rulers), to observe detail of injuries, assess patient behavior
• May experience emotional distress hearing disturbing histories and assessing extensive horrific genital injuries.
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases.
• May be required to work on-call shifts however more essential to balance the schedule to avoid on-call shifts.
• May be required to work extended shifts in cases deemed necessary by the Forensic Nursing Team Program Coordinator, Nursing manager or Director of Nursing.

Other:

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to provision of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.