Forensic Nurse Examiner

JOB SUMMARY:
The Forensic Nursing Program provides trauma-informed care to survivors of sexual and physical harm across the lifespan. Our program is looking for dynamic nurses to join our team. This is an on-call per-diem position with a minimum of 40- hours on-call requirement per month with weekday, weekend, overnight, evening, and holiday shifts available.

The Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE), also known as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), will provide trauma-informed, patient-centered care to patients that have experienced sexual harm, including but not limited to adult, adolescent, and pediatric sexual assault, pediatric maltreatment, elder abuse, intimate partner violence, non-fatal strangulation, and human trafficking.

The FNE is expected to follow protocols established by the Vermont Forensic Nursing Program and the Vermont and New York State Boards of Nursing, The National Protocols for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations, and the UVMHN policies and procedures.

EDUCATION:

State of Vermont Registered Nurse (RN) license required. The University of Vermont Medical Center is moving toward an all Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) workforce. All external candidates hired into, or current employees promoted to, a RN position will be required to obtain their BSN as outlined in the terms of their offer letter.

EXPERIENCE:

• Appropriate experience in specific clinical area.

• Greater than one year of clinical experience as an RN or APRN