Forensic Care Coordinator – RN Lead

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc.; Allentown, Northern (Lehigh County, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA seeks a Forensic Nurse Coordinator to develop and oversee a comprehensive forensic center. You will report to Nursing Leadership and coordinate forensic staff, collaborating with nursing, physicians, EMS, legal and administration.

Responsibilities include managing operations, developing evidence-based protocols, coordinating with EMS and police, and promoting education on forensic patient care across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing and completion of forensic nursing training.
• 4+ years RN experience in acute care and SANE-A certification.
• Proficient in EMR, Word, Excel and PowerPoint; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day forensic team operations and administration, schedule, payroll, employee evaluations, training.
• Develop and recommend evidence-based protocols and guidelines for best practice treatment of forensic patients.
• Collaborates with EMS and police to ensure continuum of care from pre-hospital to hospital.
• Engages with community agencies to implement forensics care metrics.
• Facilitates educational activities for nursing staff on forensic patient care.
• Participates in hospital programs to promote forensic health awareness.
• Maintains compliance with local, regional and national best practices for forensic patients.
• Speaks at educational conferences and serves with ENA, SART, IAFN, AFN as applicable.
• Attends court as needed as an expert witness.
• Provides medical-forensic care to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and related crimes.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

SANE-A certification

RN license - PA

Tools

EMR

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA seeks a Forensic Nurse Coordinator to develop and oversee a comprehensive forensic center. You will report to Nursing Leadership and coordinate forensic staff, collaborating with nursing, physicians, EMS, legal and administration.

Responsibilities include managing operations, developing evidence-based protocols, coordinating with EMS and police, and promoting education on forensic patient care across the organization.