SANE COORDINATOR

Legal Entity

Aultman Hospital

Position Summary

The SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Program Coordinator will direct activities of the Serenity Program to ensure inclusive, trauma-informed sexual assault forensic exams are available for all adult and adolescent sexual assault survivors through direct and indirect patient care. The SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Program Coordinator will develop program standards and protocols. The SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Program Coordinator will also promote interdisciplinary collaboration, internally and externally, in the acute care of sexual assault survivors.

Department Summary

The Serenity Department is to serve survivors with empathy, compassion, respect, and encouragement while meeting the needs of our community and instilling confidence, building trust, and restoring hope to move forward in the journey of healing. Our goal is to provide safe, compassionate, evidence-based care for patients in a confidential environment with a focus on assessment, safety planning, resource connection and additional services.

Qualifications

• Graduate of state board approved School of Nursing.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Ohio
• Obtain and maintain current American Heart Association (AHA) training in Basic Life Support (BLS) utilizing Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) is required
• Educational and experiential qualifications with consideration of the following:
• BSN and SANE-A certification required.
• 2 years of experience preferred.
• Supervisory and teaching experience preferred.
• Grant writing experience preferred.

Department Qualifications

Skills

• Maintains professionalism and confidentiality in all communications.
• Communicates effectively with medical, nursing, and inter-departmental staff.
• Comfortable speaking to large groups and presenting.
• Detail oriented
• Adaptable to the changing work environment or needs.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Department Skills

Responsibilities & Expectations

• Manages daily operations within budget parameters.
• Councils and disciplines staff when necessary.
• Participates in the recruitment, selection, education, orientation, retention, evaluation, and professional development of colleagues.
• Establishes annual competency and quality assurance goals.
• Completes annual performance reviews of assigned employees.
• Schedules on-call shifts for 24/7 SANE coverage.
• Takes on-call shifts, as appropriate.
• Conducts a trauma-informed exam debrief and chart review on all SANE cases.
• Establishes, implements, and updates all policies protocols related to the SANE program.
• Researches and evaluates statistical data to assess the effectiveness of programs in place.
• Completes all paperwork required to compile statistics for funding and reporting resources.
• Produces and manages the SANE budget.
• Writes annual application for VOCA Grant Funding to renew grant.
• Actively seeks out and applies for additional grant funding.
• Functions as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to all colleagues.
• Promotes forensic medical services offered (SANE services or FNE services).
• Maintains departmental records for administrative and regulatory purposes.
• Testifies in court when subpoenaed and assists other SANEs in preparing for court testimony
• Works collaboratively with internal and external multidisciplinary teams.
• Establishes and maintains a reporting structure to nursing and medication directors. Shares appropriate information as needed to ensure program functions.
• Attends regional collaborative/coalition meetings.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with community resource personnel, partners, law enforcement and other community agencies.
• Provides community education about the SANE Program.
• Maintains responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education program.

Department Responsibilities & Expectations

Working Conditions

• Travel as necessary to attend training.
• Varied locations and hours as required by the job.
• Shifts are variable to volume of department. Rotation as needed.
• Work weekends and holidays as assigned.
• Cross training in all areas in the department is required.
• On call coverage is assigned to cover the department schedule.

Hazardous Exposure Category

Category I - Includes tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for spills or splashes of, or mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissues are Category I tasks. Use of appropriate protective measures is required for every employee engaged in Category I tasks.

Physical Addendum

Demands

Frequency

Remarks

Lifting 0-10 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Lifting 10-20 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Lifting 20-35 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Lifting 35-50 lbs

Never

Lifting 50-75 lbs

Never

Lifting 75-100 lbs

Never

Lifting over 100 lbs

Never

Forward Reaching

Occasional 10-33%

Overhead Reaching

Occasional 10-33%

Standing

Frequent 34-65%

Walking

Frequent 34-65%

Sitting

Occasional 10-33%

Climbing

Never

Stairs/Ladder

Occasional 10-33%

Bending/Stooping

Occasional 10-33%

Twisting/Turning

Occasional 10-33%

Kneeling/Squatting

Occasional 10-33%

Crawling

Never

Pushing/Pulling 0-10 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Pushing/Pulling 10-20 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Pushing/Pulling 20-35 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Pushing/Pulling 35-50 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Pushing/Pulling 50-100 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Pushing/Pulling over 100 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Carrying 0-10 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Carrying 10-20 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Carrying 20-35 lbs

Occasional 10-33%

Carrying 35-50 lbs

Never

Carrying 50-100 lbs

Never

Carrying over 100 lbs

Never

Grasping/repetitive sustained

Frequent 34-65%

Fine motor coordination

Continuous 66% of the day

Vision: Near/Far/Color

Continuous 66% of the day

Hearing: ordinary conversation/other

Continuous 66% of the day

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. The organization is an EEO/AA Employer Disability/Vet.

The organization will provide reasonable accommodations to employees or applicants with disabilities, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, who are otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without accommodation, unless such accommodation would constitute an undue hardship on the organization or poses a direct threat to the health and safety of the individual or others that cannot be sufficiently mitigated by reasonable accommodation. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment should notify the Aultman Human Resource Department and request such an accommodation.