Job Description

SANE Program Coordinator

Job Summary:

The SANE program coordinator's primary responsibility is to implement and maintain a system of care for SANE patients and their families throughout the continuum of care. The coordinator works in collaboration with the ED nursing leader, ED medical director, and other members of the health care team and management staff. The SANE coordinator's secondary role is to assist in the emergency department when available.

Duties:

All duties listed below are essential unless noted otherwise

SANE Specific Responsibilities

Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with local Rape Crisis personnel, law enforcement agencies, social work, and emergency department personnel. Performs forensic examinations and collection of evidence in accordance with state and professional organization guidelines. Demonstrates competence in the use of additional evidence collection tools such as colposcope, Bluemaxx light, toluidine blue, and photo documentation. Completes SANE documentation to include consents, discharge instructions, assessment, and interventions. Initiates appropriate referrals for follow up after care as needed. Performs quality assurance functions and other duties as assigned by the program coordinator.

Patient & Family Centered Care

Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinate care based on respect for patient preference, values, and needs. Elicit and communicate patient values, preferences, and expressed needs. Provide patient-centered care with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Engage patients or designated surrogates in active partnerships that promote health, safety and well-being, and self-care management. Addresses patient family education needs considering patient level of comprehension, style of learning from the point of entry through discharge. Navigates and collaborates with patient, family and healthcare team regarding the care provided and needed to ensure appropriate transition along the continuum. Evaluates patient's response and interventions to ensure optimal patient care.

Evidence-Based Practice

Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care. Base individualized care plan on patient values, clinical expertise, and evidence.

Nursing Practice

Assesses, formulates nursing diagnosis, plans, and implements and continually evaluates effectiveness of the individualized written nursing care plan and delivery of nursing care for each patient assigned. Analyzes and prioritizes problems and makes sound judgments based on logic and/or critical thinking skills.

Safety and Quality Improvement

Improve the safety and quality of healthcare systems by minimizing the risk of harm to patients and the healthcare team. Administers medications and executes regimens as authorized by the state licensure. Incorporates quality measures and data to understand individual and system performance. Applies use of technology and standardized practices that support safety and quality. Identifies strategies to reduce risk of harm to self or others. Participates in unit-based quality improvement, evidence-based practice projects or research. Promotes and incorporates error prevention techniques. Report safety concerns and events including near misses.

Informatics & Technology

Promote and incorporate use of technology to communicate, manage information, mitigate errors, and support decision-making. Navigates, plans patient care, and documents ongoing status, interventions, patient responses, and outcomes in accurate, timely manner in the electronic health record. Responds appropriately to clinical decision-making supports and alerts. Advocates protecting the integrity of the healthcare record and the privacy of each patient.

Communication, Teamwork & Collaboration

Interacts effectively with patient, families and with healthcare team to foster open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making. Functions as the coordinator of the patient's plan of care through interaction and communication with healthcare team. Acts with integrity, consistency, and respect for diversity. Functions within scope of practice. Delegates to other team members as appropriate. Escalates barriers, safety and clinical concerns utilizing appropriate chain of command.

Leadership & Professionalism

Influences the behavior of individuals or groups within the environment to facilitate goal establishment and achievement. Accountable for the delivery of nursing care consistent with the core values, mission, philosophy, and policies of Insight Health System. Understands and maintains a current working knowledge of scope of practice as outlined by state Board of Nursing. Integrates leadership skills to promote systems thinking, communication, and facilitating change. Participates in healthcare teams to improve patient care, the work environment, and patient and staff satisfaction. Accountable to own nursing practice by following nursing process. Assigns, directs, delegates, and supervises ancillary personnel and support staff in carrying out particular roles/functions aimed at achieving patient care goals.

Systems-Based Practice

Participates in practices endorsed at the healthcare system level. Plans, organizes, and delivers patient care in the context of the work unit. Practices bedside report/hand-offs as applicable. Escalates concerns utilizing appropriate chain of command to maintain safety, quality, and patient satisfaction. Competencies, Skills, Training & Abilities Complies with nursing process. Ability to respond effectively and efficiently to critical situations involving patients, personnel, and visitors in a professional manner. Performs basic nursing skills competently. Ability to evaluate own daily practice for errors and pursue corrective action. Engages in the changing environment and is open to new ideas. Functions as a dependable team member, assisting when requested or when the need is obvious. Communicates effectively and empathetically with all members of the healthcare team including patients. Responsible for continued professional growth, development, and competency. Navigate and retrieve information from the computer and healthcare record.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

Education

: Associates degree from an accredited nursing program.

Skills

: Communicate effectively with a wide variety of intra-and inter-facility staff and administration using both oral and written communication. Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships. Possession of critical thinking, teaching and clinical skills.

Years of Experience

: 3+ years of SANE RN adult & pediatric examiner experience

License

: Currently licensed as RN in the State of Michigan

Certification

: Must maintain current CPR training. Maintain department specific certifications (ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, etc.); new hires/transfers to this role must obtain within one year of hire (See Appendix A).

Preferred Qualifications:

Education

: Bachelor's of science in nursing degree from an accredited nursing program.

Skills

: Data abstraction and analysis in nursing discipline

Years of Experience

: One to two years of supervisory level experience in nursing

License

: N/A

Certification

: N/A

Physical Requirements:

Working Conditions

Possible exposure to infectious contagious diseases

Possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens from blood and/or body fluids

Possible exposure to chemicals/toxic substances

Normal hospital conditions, temperature and environmentally controlled

Personal Protective Equipment:

May require mask, gloves, eye protection, or gown

Physical Demands

: Must be able to see, hear, and move intermittently, or use prosthetics that will enable you to function adequately to assure that the requirements of this position can be fully met. Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position and be able to handle crisis or emergency situations. Visual acuity and manual dexterity required. Frequent prolonged standing and walking. Frequent lifting, positioning, and transferring of patients. Possible exposure to infectious disease, chemicals, toxic substances, and blood borne pathogens from blood and/or bodily fluids. Occasional pressures due to multiple tasks.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or other status

protected by applicable law.



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