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Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI is seeking a REGISTERED NURSE - SANE - EDUCATION to join our EMERGENCY ROOM team!The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is part of a multidisciplinary response team who will work with law enforcement investigators, CPS social workers, the District Attorney, and Victim Advocate Services counselors responding to patients who report a sexual assault. The SANE is a registered nurse who will perform medical screenings, perform forensic medical exams to document injuries, collect and preserve evidence and provide post assault medications per protocol for adult and adolescent victims of sexual assault. The SANE will assist pediatric providers with forensic evidence collection and documentation for pediatric sexual assault patients. The SANE will complete mandated reporting requirements if necessary. The SANE will attend court proceedings if subpoenaed.
HOURS: Occasional or 0.001 FTE, 0.08 Hours Biweekly, PRN as Needed for Sane Cases
Experience/Qualifications
Knowledge of patient care standards and practices normally acquired through completion of a nursing program. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred. Approved training as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS). Experience working with diverse, underserved populations. Experience as forensic nurse examiner preferred, but not required. Minimum of two (2) years’ work experience as an RN. A minimum of 4 exams per year is required to maintain skills. Mock exams can be included. Attendance at a minimum of 6 staff meetings per year. Current BLS certification or obtained within90 days of hire - All clinical personnel in identified job codes are required to maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) training through independent study, online manikin and knowledge testing. An acceptable training program is the Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider course from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Professional Rescuer Program with AED. (See Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Policy). For positions requiring ACLS and/or PALS certification - American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Course or the American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Course including a hands-on skills practice session with an AHA ACLS or PALS instructor or by using a voice assisted manikin (VAM) system.Employee Benefits
Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a licensed private/not-for-profit facility with 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties. Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a Level II trauma center that provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 220 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin
Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care.
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Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 19 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.
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Essential:
* REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE
* CPR or BLS