Job Description
Description
An Employer that Values Each Employee and Prioritizes a Work Experience that Provides Ample Time for Stress Reduction and Work Life Balance.
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Paid Vacation And Sick Leave
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15 Vacation Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One
After Three (3) Years of Service 18 Vacation Days Accrued Annually
After Five (5) Years of Service 20 Vacation Days Accrued Annually
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Ten Paid Holidays + One Paid Floating Holiday to Use as You Wish
13 Sick Leave Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One
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Paid Sabbaticals Every Five (5) Years
Two Week Sabbatical After Five Years of Continuous Service
Three Week Sabbatical After Ten Years of Continuous Service
Four Week Sabbatical After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service
Four Week Sabbaticals Every Five Years After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service
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Comprehensive Wellness Program
Quarterly Wellness Challenges
Vision Exams and Optometry Events Onsite
Vaccination Clinics
Onsite Mammogram and Prostate Screening Events
Skin Cancer Screening Events Onsite
Biometrics and Health Screening Events Onsite
Financial Health and Retirement Planning Events Onsite & Online
Fitness Resources and Onsite Sessions Like Yoga and Tai Chi
Retirement Plans with Generous Employer Contributions - Guaranteed Lifetime Benefit!
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Variety of Top Tier Affordable Medical Plans - Six Different Medical Plans to Choose From
Some Medical Plans with Zero Employee Premium Cost
Dental and Vision Plans
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Alternative Work Schedules
Telehealth
Qualified Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the Dept of Education
Employee Assistance Program with Ongoing Training & Development Options
Civil Service Leave
VanPool Options
Short-Term Disability - Employer Paid
Basic Life Insurance - Employer Paid
Flexible Spending Accounts for Dependent Care and Medical Expenses
Suite of Voluntary Benefits including additional Life, Accident, Critical Illness & Cancer Insurance
Plus, work with an amazing team of people who are committed to making Pinal County a great place for its citizens and its employees.
Working at Pinal County is an investment in YOU. Apply today and find out why Pinal County is more than just a job. Read more about the position and see if it is a good match for you:
Have you ever wondered if you are truly contributing toward something meaningful? If youre looking for something more rewarding that isnt based on profits, consider serving the community you live in.
Public service is a fulfilling career choice; not only does it provide an immense sense of purpose it also impacts you financially as well. We may not be the most competitive on salary, but we offer an amazing value to our employees including highly sought after retirement plans and extremely affordable benefit costs. In the long run, Pinal County is an excellent choice to fulfill your heart and soul along with funding your retirement!
Pinal County paves the way to work/life balance. Where else can you find paid sabbaticals every five years plus generous paid time off?
Working at Pinal County is an investment in YOU. Apply today and find out why Pinal County is more than just a job.
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Serves as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary response team serving patients with concerns of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation, physical assault or otherwise impacted by violence. Provides forensic nursing care and referrals. Positions at this level are assigned to perform the more complex and sensitive duties in the healthcare field. Judgment must be exercised in analyzing facts or circumstances surrounding issues. Work often requires development of recommendations and independent actions consistent with policies, general directives, and both local and national forensic nurse guidelines. Discretion is required in the application of procedures and guidelines and in selection of appropriate resources for use in accomplishing assigned work. Reports to the Forensic Nurse Manager.
Work in this classification requires an individual to be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this description.
TYPICAL CLASSIFICATION ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Performs medical forensic examinations of minor children and adolescents reporting abuse and neglect.
- Performs medical forensic examinations of adolescents and adults reporting sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation or other interpersonal violence.
- Assesses the status of the patient and addresses acute medical concerns and stabilization of the patient; completes thorough medical history, assault history and a detailed physical examination, including systems review and developmental status.
- Collects evidence, samples, and labs as needed during the medical forensic exam.
- Manages patient care
- Conducts counseling regarding sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, injury care, and strangulation dangers, and patient and family safety.
- Administers preventative medications.
- Collaborates with patient, their family and healthcare team.
- Completes medical documentation, including photo-documentation of injuries during the medical forensic exam
- Maintains chain of custody for all evidence.
- Performs post mortem sexual assault exams as requested by the Chief Medical Examiner.
- Performs medical forensic examinations on patients incarcerated at the Pinal County Adult Detention facility
- Performs quality assurance chart reviews for patients incarcerated in the Pinal County Jail and Juvenile Detention Facility.
- Provides fact or expert testimony in court trials per subpoena.
- Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, customer records and restricted County information.
- Ability to work any shift, any day of the week, to include weekends.
- Ability to respond in person to any location in Pinal County within 90 minutes of a call to initiate a medical forensic exam.
- Promotes and adheres to the workplace values of accountability, commitment, and teamwork to help enrich lives beyond expectation
- Performs other related duties as required.
POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- None.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
- Have practiced for a minimum of two (2) years as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Valid Drivers License with Arizona Drivers License within 30 days of hire.
- Or any equivalent combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying.
Required Certificates:
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with a valid unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse issued by the Arizona State Board of Nursing (or a state recognized by licensure compact).
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Successful completion of the 40 hour didactic course on Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Pediatrics (SANE-P) (content approved by the International Association of Forensic Nursing) within 60 days of hire
- Successful completion of the 40 hour didactic course, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Adolescent/Adult (SANE-A) (content approved by the International Association of Forensic Nursing) within 60 days of hire.
Preferred Requirements:
- SANE-A and SANE-P certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Experience as forensic nurse
- Experience testifying in criminal or civil matters
- Experience in working collaboratively with community partners such as victim advocates, other healthcare providers or criminal justice system professionals
- Preceptorship of a minimum of 36 hours of clinical-onsite at a forensics nurse program
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of dynamics of interpersonal violence and trauma-informed care.
- Knowledge of techniques and methods of forensic nursing for patients throughout the life span.
- Knowledge of research and evidence-based support for medical forensic nursing methods and procedures.
- Knowledge of community resources for appropriate referrals.
- Knowledge of criminal justice system including requisite reporting of violence
- Knowledge of criminal justice system criteria for testifying as fact or expert witness.
- Knowledge of basic methods used to maintain facilities.
- Knowledge of basic safety precautions.
- Skilled in phlebotomy
- Skilled in critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
- Skilled in the use of medical instruments, laboratory equipment and forensic photo-documentation equipment.
- Skilled in communicating with patients and their families regarding medical forensic examinations including informed consent, the medical forensic exam process and treatment recommendations and referrals
- Skilled in conducting medical forensic examinations focusing on diagnosis and treatment along with evidence collection as needed
- Skilled in medical forensic documentation
- Skilled in safely using tools, equipment, and chemicals.
- Ability to exercise tact, diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential issues and situations.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals
- Ability to apply trauma-informed care principles to provision of care.
- Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in selecting proper treatment.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to follow and maintain safety standards.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is light and requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. The work also requires the ability to crawl, crouch, finger, reach, perform repetitive motion, kneel, hear, speak, stoop, walk, and demonstrate mental and visual acuity.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires the ability to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
Notice to Applicants:
We appreciate your interest in our employment opportunities. At Pinal County, we value professionalism and treating others with respect. If these values are not demonstrated throughout the application and interview process we reserve the right to remove your candidacy from consideration and may impact your future Pinal County applications.
The hiring salary for this position is dependent upon experience, qualifications and position funding; starting salaries above the midpoint require additional approval.
This announcement may be closed as soon as a sufficient number of qualified applicants have applied.