RN, Registered Nurse, Forensics - Emergency Department
Company: Mount Carmel Health System
Location: Columbus
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Employment Type: Full time Shift: 12 Hour Night Shift
Description: At Mount Carmel, we're committed to making a
meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.
Our colleagues - people like you - share our passion for always
going above and beyond to provide the highest standards of care.Our
professional nurses are truly the heart and soul of Mount Carmel.
It is their resilience, humility and determination that drive
positive patient outcomes. To support you, Mount Carmel provides
continuous opportunities for personal balance, professional
opportunity and clinical growth. Our culture of shared governance
and collaboration creates an environment that puts the focus on
what's truly important - our patients and the communities we
serve.The Forensic Registered Nurse, within the scope of the Ohio
Nurse Practice Act, will provide care in an atmosphere sensitive to
each person's physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. The
Forensic RN functioning in the spirit of teamwork is accountable
for the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nursing Process
within the standards, policies, procedures and guidelines of Mount
Carmel Health System.Responsibilities
- Creates a caring and healing environment that keeps the patient
and family at the center of care
- Follows policies, procedures, and protocols for the program
including signing a contract to provide Forensic Nurse
commitment
- Completes detailed history of the forensic assault and
assessment of injuries
- Conducts and documents a forensic examination
- Collaborates with the ED physician, social worker, advocates,
ED nurse and law enforcement of the jurisdiction of the
assault
- Provides appropriate community referral for the patient that
has experienced intentional violence according to the needs of the
patient
- Follow-up with patient after discharge to assure the needs of
the patient have been met and if additional referrals are needed
for ongoing medical/psychological care
- Testifies in court as summonedRequirements/Qualifications
- Graduate from school of nursing
- Successful completion of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Training and additional didactic and clinical hours related to the
domestic and other intentional violence related to the medico-
legal examination.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State
of Ohio
- Effective Communication SkillsAt Mount Carmel, we invest in
your success. You'll work alongside talented colleagues to advance
patient-centered care every day. Join us in our mission to
transform the lives of those we serve. Mount Carmel and all its
affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We do not
discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical
disability or any other classification protected under local, state
or federal law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity
Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000
physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve
diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the
cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and
health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that
knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize
that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our
world and that these differences often lead to innovative
solutions.Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce
(through training and education, recruitment, retention, and
development), commitment and accountability, communication,
community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
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