Registered Nurse Forensic Nurse Examiner

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the nursing process and evidence-based practices.

The role emphasizes trauma-informed care, thorough medical-forensic examinations, and meticulous evidence handling within chain-of-custody requirements. The position requires an active RN license and at least one year of clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice with compact transfer within 60 days of start.
• BSN must be obtained within four years for RNs with less than 12 months of experience.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• BSN preferred; as of 4/27/2025, BSN may be required per update.

Responsibilities

• Assess physical, social, and psychological status, and gather information from the interdisciplinary team.
• Plan and educate with patient, family, and team, preparing for ongoing needs.
• Implement care coordinating with the care team and resources.
• Evaluate patient responses and adjust care as needed.
• Promote professionalism, comply with standards, and document accurately.

Skills

Patient care delivery

Nursing fundamentals

Interdisciplinary teams

Documentation

Professional etiquette

Accountability

Patient care coordination

Communication

Patient evaluation

Critical thinking

Education

RN license

BSN within 4 years

BLS certification

BSN as of 4/27/2025 (preferred)

Job description

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members. This position involves working one 1330-1400 shift and one 1900-0730 shift and requires an active Registered Nurse license with a minimum of one year of clinical experience. The nurse must have successfully completed the SANE/SAFE Project's Comprehensive Sexual Assault Examiner Program, including the associated clinical skills lab, or an equivalent training program; prior forensic nurse examiner clinical experience is preferred. Key responsibilities include providing compassionate, trauma‑informed care to patients, conducting comprehensive medical forensic examinations with thorough injury assessment, evidence collection, and precise documentation, and ensuring proper handling and maintenance of evidence with strict adherence to chain‑of‑custody requirements. The role also involves close collaboration with law enforcement, victim advocacy organizations, child and adult protection services, and legal professionals, as well as providing court testimony when required.

Additional Details: One year of licensed RN experience is required.

Essential Functions

• Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
• Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
• Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others. Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

Skills

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentations
• Professional Etiquette
• Accountability
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

Minimum Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• * Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and as