The Forensic Nurse Examiner is specially trained to provide a medical/forensic examination
to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The sexual assault exam serves two purposes for victims of
interpersonal violence. The first and primary purpose for the exam is to meet the medical needs of the patient and assist
the individual to move from victim to survivor. The other purpose of the medical/forensic examination is to assist the
justice system by properly collecting, handling and preserving evidence from the crime scene, which in these cases are the
patients' bodies. In addition, SANEs are trained to provide testimony in the event the case is heard in the justice
system.
Individuals interested in becoming a forensic nurse examiner for the Albuquerque SANE Collaborative will need
to meet certain minimum qualifications. Once an individual has been determined to meet the minimum qualifications
an interview will be set up with the applicant. Once selected to be considered for employment with Albuquerque SANE,
intensive specialized training is required before practicing as a SANE. Those requirements and criteria will be described
below.
Minimum
Qualifications
- Current New Mexico Registered Nurse
- BLS Certified
- Individual or employment-based malpractice
insurance (1,000,000/3,000,000)
- 2-3 years minimum RN experience in one or more
of the following areas:
- Obstetrics
- Forensics
- Public Health
- Emergency
- Medical/Surgical
- Other nursing experience will be considered
on a case-by-case basis
- Ability to respond to pages within 5 minutes and
ability to be on-site within 60 minutes of page
Job Expectations
- Completion of the
NM Statewide SANE didactic training (6 full days)
- Commitment to work for a minimum
of one full year for Albuquerque SANE
- Commitment to work a minimum of three
12-hour shifts per month of which one shift must be a night shift.
- Availability
to work 1-2 holidays per calendar year.
- Successful completion of national SANE-A
certification within 2 years of practice
- Completion of Trauma Nurse Course within
one year of employment.
Compensation
Sexual
assault nurse examiners are considered part-time employees of the Albuquerque SANE Collaborative. SANE's are compensated
for each case they work and are not paid hourly. There is no compensation currently for doing on-call shift coverage.
A
complete job description, information on compensation and other information can be obtained by contacting the clinical coordinator
or sending an e-mail to info@abqsane.org.
