Job Description

Our Mission

To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.

Schedule: PRN

About Us - Emergency Department
The Emergency Department is a 41 bed, Level II Trauma Center, Level II Stroke Center, & Level I STEMI Center
More than 45,000 annual visits
Staffed 24/7 with Residency-trained, Board Certified Emergency Physicians as well as Physicians, Physicians Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
BHAT Behavioral Health Assessment Team provides Psychiatry consulting services on a full-time basis in the Emergency Department
The Emergency Department is well established in the region as a heart care leader and has attained world-class ranking in door to balloon times well into the 90th percentile

What You’ll Do

Facilities with an established SANE program who have contracted with the State of Missouri to be a “hub” site offer consultative SANE services via telehealth to hospitals without 24/7 SANE coverage (“satellites”) in performing sexual assault forensic exams for survivors. Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri, is the “hub” site for the southwest Missouri region. The Missouri telehealth network will provide consultation, guidance, or technical assistance to appropriate medical providers using telehealth services during a forensic examination of a victim of a sexual offense. The State of Missouri will provide equipment and training for Missouri hospitals to ensure hospitals’ ability to conduct forensic examinations In the event an Emergency Department (ED) Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) is not available, the SAFE-T nurse, under guidance of a SANE or another similarly trained appropriate medical provider via the Missouri telehealth network, will conduct a forensic examination and forensic evidence collection in the Freeman Joplin or Neosho Emergency Departments for consenting adult patients who were sexually assaulted within the previous 5 days. The SAFE-T nurse will properly store examination evidence so that it can be collected by a law enforcement agency or placed in long-term storage per the patient’s wishes

Requirements

Current AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers or completion of AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers within 30 days

Current Missouri Registered Nurse license or current Registered Nurse license from a compact state. If a compact license is held, it must be in the nurse’s state of residence.

Successful completion of educational training for conducting a SAFE-T provided by the State of Missouri. Education will be provided on the SAFE process, evidence collection and storage, trauma-informed care, and court testimony

Preferred Requirements

AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers within 30 days.

Freeman Perks and Programs

• For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!

• Health, vision, dental insurance

• Retirement with employer match

• Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation

• Milestone payments with longevity of employment

• Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flex Time Off (FTO)

• Extended Sick pay

• Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members

• Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.