Per Diem Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

Drexel•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center’s (PSARC) team of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) provide treatment and evidence collection to adult victims of acute sexual assault in the clinical setting. The specially trained SANE can provide post-exposure prophylactic care and traumatic injury screening, as well as collect forensic photographs, rape kit swabbing, toxicologic sampling, and clinical forensic narrative development. The SANEs are responsible as professional fact witnesses in the court of law and are liable to subpoena for providing testimony on behalf of the clinical forensic examination. An integral part of the collaborative interface of local victim care, SANEs are dispatched on a 24/7 basis to operate both within the PSARC center, as well as in the community by responding to inpatient hospital settings as requested. This position is grant-funded; employment is contingent upon the continued availability of those funds.

Requirements

Minimum of a Associate's Degree in Nursing.
Minimum of 1+ years of experience.
Hold a current license to practice as a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant in the State of Pennsylvania
Preferred minimum of one year of clinical experience in clinical forensic examination
Has successfully completed at least a 40-hour didactic and clinical training course approved by the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Committee, as well as a competency-based post-course preceptorship.
Will obtain board certification as a sexual assault nurse examiner-adult/adolescent (SANE-A) from the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
Will acquire a minimum of four (4) hours of continuing education specific to sexual assault clinical care every three (3) years
Will maintain attestation of annual competencies

Nice To Haves

Attainment of SANE-A certification preferred

Responsibilities

A minimum of one (1) on-call shift (12 hours) per month
Ability to respond to the center within one hour of dispatch
Completion of forensic examinations on adult and adolescent sexual assault victims per PA Department of Health and Philadelphia Sexual Assault Committee standards
Court testimony as requested per subpoena
Staff meetings and competency review as scheduled
Participation in Quality Improvement program
Participation in ongoing clinical research projects
Participation in continuing education and skill review trainings
Compliance with Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions credentialing requirements
Maintenance of professional license