All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One for FT/PT positions
• Paid Days Off from Day One for FT/PT positions
• Student Loan Repayment Program for FT/PT positions
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Debt-free Education (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: PRN 

Shift: Days 

Location: 120 N OAK ST, Hinsdale, 60521

The role you’ll contribute:

To provide specialized, trauma-informed medical forensic services to all individuals who present with complaints or concerns of sexual assault. These services will be prompt, nonjudgmental and compassionate while encouraging autonomy and providing trauma-informed, patient-centered care. 

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Conduct a comprehensive medical forensic exam including: * Obtain informed consent. * Conduct a patient medical and forensic history. * Perform a head-to-toe assessment. * Offer and provide a detailed ano-genital exam. * Explain and complete evidence collection. * Discuss and offer testing and treatment for STIs, including HIV and pregnancy. * Complete safety assessment and discharge of the patient when appropriate. * Perform forensic photography.
• Provide respective services supporting emotions, reinforcing autonomy.
• Provide testimony as required in legal proceedings.
• Demonstrate performance consistent with: * Professional Forensic Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice. * The Illinois Nurse Practice Act. * Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act (SASETA). * The mission and goals of UChicago-AdventHealth. * Policies and protocols of UChicago-AdventHealth.
• Peer review of all medical forensic examinations by a qualified peer.
• Proper use and management of photography equipment.
• Must not be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol while on-call.
• Must commit to cover minimum number of shifts, and other scheduling and on-call requirements as determined by the SANE Coordinator.
• When on call, arrive at the facility and initiate patient care within 90 minutes of patient arrival.
• Must have reliable transportation and phone access.
• Complete orientation of the regional hospitals.
• Must be present during at least 70% of program meetings and educational/procedural updates.

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

• Complete any hospital mandatory education. Required
• One year of nursing experience Required
• Knowledge of: • Professional Forensic Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice. • The Illinois Nurse Practice Act. • Illinois Sexual Assault Legislation, including SASETA. • Fundamental nursing theories and current clinical concepts of care. • Principles of growth and development. • Resources for survivors of sexual assault. • Special techniques including traction, foley/fox swab, toluidine blue dye, alternative light source and forensic photography.
• Ability to: • Demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, and good judgment. • Work effectively and cooperatively with a multidisciplinary team or SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) composed of professionals from various community agencies. • Communicate orally and in writing in a concise and easily understandable manner, including patient documentation and face-to-face interactions. • Prioritize tasks and work effectively with complex tasks under pressure and time restraints. • Collaborate with emergency room physicians and other experts when patients' needs fall outside the SANE’s scope. • Use computer and Epic EMR software. • Must have general knowledge of pediatric sexual assault/abuse SANE protocols
• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) Required
• Driver's License (DL) Required
• Completion of an IAFN-approved SANE didactic course for age groups served (AA SANE didactic certificate). Required

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About AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. More than 100,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers provide individualized, wholistic care.Our Christian mission, shared vision, common values and focus on whole-person health is our commitment to making communities healthier with a unified system: 51 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout nine states.

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