Job Specification
COORDINATOR OF NURSE EXAMINERS,
(VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM)
DEFINITION
Under direction of a supervisory official within the County
Prosecutor's Office, administers and implements a program
designed to provide prompt, sensitive services to victims of
sexual assault, ensures the accurate collection of forensic
evidence, develops and monitors procedures, and supervises
the work of nurse examiners does other related duties as
required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not
perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Coordinates the development, review, and update of policies
and procedures to perform physical exams on sexual assault
victims, collect evidence, and delivery services.
Identifies and coordinates research activities to improve
services provided.
Ensures that program objectives are being met.
Recruits, selects, trains, and evaluates performance of nurse
examiners responsible for performing physical and forensic
exams on sexual assault victims and collecting evidence.
Develops and coordinates basic training for nurse examiners.
Serves as resource person to those who are directly/indirectly
involved in providing care to sexual assault victims.
Coordinates staffing schedules.
Supervises and conducts physical and forensic exams on
sexual assault victims.
Identifies and facilitates care for injuries that require medical
treatment.
Collects, processes, and maintains chain of custody for
clinical/nonclinical evidence and related documentation.
Provides evidentiary data, retrieves and transports documents,
serves as fact and expert witness, and facilitates communications
between hospitals, nurse examiners, law enforcement agents,
prosecutors, and others.
Develops public relation plans, and conducts educational and
awareness programs for law enforcement, advocates, hospital
staff, and the community.
Establishes agreements with area hospitals to provide services
to sexual assault victims, and clinical training for nurse examiners.
Maintains budget information, prepares annual budget, and
seeks external funding sources.
Maintains statistical data and prepares reports.
Maintains records and files.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by
the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing
recognized by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of nursing experience in emergency medicine,
women's health, or critical care.
LICENSE:
Applicants must possess a valid license as a Professional Nurse
issued by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
Applicants must have successfully completed the Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiner (SANE) training program and possess a valid
Forensic Nurse – Certified Sexual Assault (FN-CSA) specialty
certificate issued by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid
in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than
employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of
the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of nursing concepts, principles, and practices including
those necessary to assess needs of a sexual assault victim.
Knowledge of the methods used to provide health counseling
and education to patients, families, and community groups.
Knowledge of standard nursing procedures and techniques of
patient care.
Knowledge of training techniques.
Knowledge of the methods used to prepare medical records and
files including those related to the preservation of evidentiary data.
Knowledge of the community resources and facilities likely to be
needed by sexual assault victims.
Ability to coordinate program activities and staff.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relations
with hospital staff, clinics, social agencies, prosecutors' and other.
Ability to train nursing staff.
Ability to represent the County Prosecutor’s Office in matters
of compliance set forth by the Attorney General’s Standards
for Providing Services to Victims of Sexual Assault.
Ability to conduct and supervise the conduct of physical and
forensic exams.
Ability to prepare reports and correspondence.
Ability to collect evidentiary data.
Ability to establish and maintain records and files.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate
in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position.
American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered
as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as
long as they can perform essential functions of the job with
or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation
cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue
hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 07861 | | L | C | | N/A | 27 | | - |
This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
4/25/2016 |
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