Forensic Medicine Coordinator

1 day ago

Albany, New York, United States Albany Medical Center Full time $78,773 - $122,099

Department/Unit:

SANE Program

Work Shift:

Weekend_Night (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$78, $122,099.12Will have all the responsibilities of the forensic medicine coordinator. Will be a weekend night position: Saturday and Sunday 7pm-7am, providing forensic exams for Albany Medical Center.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • In collaboration with the SANE Medical Director, the Coordinator will train interested residents, nurses, mid-levels, and MD's to standardize the care delivered to victims of violence
  • Ensure competencies for the sexual assault examiner are current and stay up to date.
  • Scheduling the SAEs, ensuring their commitment is fulfilled.
  • Compiling data collection, trends, etc. for grant funding with Medical Director.
  • Responsible for maintaining forensic equipment and supplies.
  • Responsible for the Chain of Custody for the evidence collected and storage of equipment.
  • Develop a NYS training program for SAFE/SANE examiners and arrange training classes for SAEs as required.
  • Oversee peer review of documentation, providing feedback for quality improvement.
  • Conduct quarterly staff meetings for process improvement.
  • Ensures the proper criteria are met in caring for victims of violence, in accordance with NYSDOH, International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), and Joint Commission standards of Excellence.
  • Coordinates Community outreach trainings.
  • Attend community outreach meetings i.e. area SART, DCJSAE, NYCASA, and communicates back the initiatives at staff meetings.
  • Remain on the schedule for FNE cases, as needed, to stay current.
  • Ensures providers are compensated for their cases as well as their on call pay.
  • Continued involvement in open cases from beginning to end, including follow up from law enforcement, crime lab, and District Attorney's office.
  • Performs audit reviews of sexual assault documentation and provides feedback to examiners on each case.
  • Assists with organizing community events for examiners to attend.
  • Provides examiners with dates for conferences that are local as well as in other states to attend.
  • Creates a monthly newsletter to keep examiners up to date with changes/equipment/case review.
  • Works with the Medical Director to ensure pediatric and adult documentation is standardized.
  • Meets with the lab to stay current with process of pediatric SA collection and obtaining of cultures, quality review.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center​

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

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Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

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