Forensic Nurse

Job Description

About Us

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024.

• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.

• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.

• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

• Job Summary
  • A Forensic Nurse provides timely and accurate consultation of forensic care. In collaboration with the medical care team, the Forensic RN will provide accurate documentation of patient narrative, provide injury identification/documentation, and will obtain biological samples for evidence collection as needed. The Forensic Nurse will collaborate with forensic coordinators, physicians, law enforcement, county prosecutors, and victim advocates, among other agencies when appropriate to insure proper discharge. A Forensic Nurse may serve as a medical witness during judicial proceedings. A Forensic Nurse functions as a consultant promoting excellence in the practice of nursing and forensic science. The Forensic Nurse is responsible for maintaining high standards in clinical practice/continuum of care, professional practice development, teamwork, customer relations, ethics and research/performance improvement for all types of forensic patients.
• Job Requirements
  • Education
    • • Required: Graduate of an approved nursing program
      • Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Experience
    • • Preferred: 2 years of SANE experience.
  • Skills
    • • Ability to plan and organize work autonomously.
      • Demonstrated initiative, resourcefulness and good judgment
      • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
      • Demonstrate effective leadership abilities
      • Exhibits valuable time management skills
      • Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills.
      • Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration
    • • Required: MO RN License
      • Required: Completion of 40-hour SANE course within 45 days of hire
      • Preferred: SANE-A Certified