Advanced Specialty Staff RN - Medical Forensic

Portland, Oregon

You'll complete medical-forensic exams, giving pregnancy and STI prophylaxis, photographing findings and arranging medical and psychological follow-up.

Posted Jul 24 · 2 years of experience

Unit and setting: Oregon Clinical Programs The forensic nurse examiner will provide timely, compassionate care to patients seeking medical-forensic exams in accordance with established protocols.
License: RN license Upon hire: Oregon Registered Nurse LicenseOregon Registered Nurse license, due upon hire
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

License: Oregon Registered Nurse license, due upon hire Upon hire: Oregon Registered Nurse License Check your license
Certification: Completion of the 40-hour IAFN or OR SATF SANE-A course Coursework/Training: Completion of the 40hr IAFN or OR SATF SANE-A course
Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association, due upon hire Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program Graduation from an accredited nursing program
Experience: 2 years of nursing experience 2 years of Nursing experience.

Preferred

Certification: Certified SANE-A through the International Association of Forensic Nurses, due upon hire Upon hire: Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-A) - International Association of Forensic Nurses, or
Certification: Oregon Certified SANE-OR through the Oregon SANE Certification Commission, due upon hire Upon hire: Oregon Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-OR) - Oregon SANE Certification Commission

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Patients: The forensic nurse examiner will provide timely, compassionate care to patients seeking medical-forensic exams in accordance with established protocols. The forensic nurse examiner will provide timely, compassionate care to patients seeking medical-forensic exams in accordance with established protocols.
Day to day: medical-forensic exams This will include completing a medical-forensic exam
Day to day: pregnancy and STI prophylaxis providing prophylaxis for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections
Day to day: photographic documentation photographic documentation
Day to day: medical and psychological referrals completing referrals for appropriate medical and psychological follow-up
Day to day: working with advocacy agencies, law enforcement and prosecutors collaborate with community partners including advocacy agencies, law enforcement, prosecutors

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The forensic nurse examiner will provide timely, compassionate care to patients seeking medical-forensic exams in accordance with established protocols. This will include completing a medical-forensic exam, providing prophylaxis for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, photographic documentation, and completing referrals for appropriate medical and psychological follow-up. The FNE will also collaborate with community partners including advocacy agencies, law enforcement, prosecutors, and child and vulnerable adult protection agencies where applicable.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Oregon Clinical Programs and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited nursing program Coursework/Training: Completion of the 40hr IAFN or OR SATF SANE-A course Upon hire: Oregon Registered Nurse License Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association 2 years of Nursing experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Upon hire: Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-A) - International Association of Forensic Nurses, or Upon hire: Oregon Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE-OR) - Oregon SANE Certification Commission Why Join Providence? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

What's around it?

In Portland, OR

Portland, ORFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% above the US average

Median rent: $1,655/mo
Household income: $90,919/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Portland, OR

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster in Nob Hill (NW District) for Victorian streets and boutique retail ($340K–$400K), the Pearl District for loft-heavy walkable living ($365K–$455K), and Alberta Arts District for a hip, colorful, still-changing scene with $330K–$420K entry points. Hawthorne’s eclectic, bohemian, bookshop culture sits around $480K–$580K. Quieter residential bets include Sellwood-Moreland—historic, antique-district, river-oriented, $580K–$680K to buy, with a studio rent cited around $1,500—and Alameda, a stately tree-lined pocket of pre-1940s Craftsman, Tudor, bungalow, and Colonial homes (median purchase about $711,033, median rent $2,244) that is safer than 90% of Portland neighborhoods, under 15 minutes from downtown, and sandwiched between Alberta Arts, Williams, and Hollywood. Goose Hollow is the transit-first budget condo option at $290K–$340K. East of the Willamette is generally more sprawling and affordable; the west side is denser and more walkable. Just outside the city, Gresham is cheaper with an easier commute but higher crime than Beaverton, whose inbound trip is busier and more complicated.

Young professionals cluster in Nob Hill (NW District) for Victorian streets and boutique retail ($340K–$400K), the Pearl District for loft-heavy walkable living ($365K–$455K), and Alberta Arts District for a hip, colorful, still-changing scene with $330K–$420K entry points. Hawthorne’s eclectic, bohemian, bookshop culture sits around $480K–$580K. Quieter residential bets include Sellwood-Moreland—historic, antique-district, river-oriented, $580K–$680K to buy, with a studio rent cited around $1,500—and Alameda, a stately tree-lined pocket of pre-1940s Craftsman, Tudor, bungalow, and Colonial homes (median purchase about $711,033, median rent $2,244) that is safer than 90% of Portland neighborhoods, under 15 minutes from downtown, and sandwiched between Alberta Arts, Williams, and Hollywood.

Goose Hollow is the transit-first budget condo option at $290K–$340K. East of the Willamette is generally more sprawling and affordable; the west side is denser and more walkable. Just outside the city, Gresham is cheaper with an easier commute but higher crime than Beaverton, whose inbound trip is busier and more complicated.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: cities.livinginoregon.net

Getting aroundSources do not name hospital campuses, MAX lines to them, or parking at medical centers. What they do establish is that neighborhood choice locks in commute rhythm more here than in many cities: the west side is denser and more walkable, the east side more sprawling, and Goose Hollow is called transit-first. Walkability, a robust public-transit system, and a strong biking culture are consistent pros; worsening traffic is a consistent con. Gresham is described as an easier, more affordable commute into Portland than Beaverton, where inbound traffic is busier and more complicated. Relocators are warned not to pick a house before they understand the daily commute that neighborhood creates.

Sources do not name hospital campuses, MAX lines to them, or parking at medical centers. What they do establish is that neighborhood choice locks in commute rhythm more here than in many cities: the west side is denser and more walkable, the east side more sprawling, and Goose Hollow is called transit-first.

Walkability, a robust public-transit system, and a strong biking culture are consistent pros; worsening traffic is a consistent con. Gresham is described as an easier, more affordable commute into Portland than Beaverton, where inbound traffic is busier and more complicated.

Relocators are warned not to pick a house before they understand the daily commute that neighborhood creates.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: hellolanding.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsIn town: Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden (over 10,000 bushes and 610-plus varieties since 1924), plus Wilshire, Grant, and Irving Parks within walking distance of Alameda, and the Willamette riverfront at OMSI. Within about an hour to 90 minutes you can hike waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls), ski or snowboard on Mount Hood, reach the Oregon coast, taste Willamette Valley wineries, or paddleboard on the Columbia. Nature access is the lifestyle feature locals mention first—often “30 minutes away” for city-adjacent green, 90 minutes for completely different terrain. Summers can turn scorching and smoky from wildfires; the rest of the year is mild but gray.

In town: Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden (over 10,000 bushes and 610-plus varieties since 1924), plus Wilshire, Grant, and Irving Parks within walking distance of Alameda, and the Willamette riverfront at OMSI. Within about an hour to 90 minutes you can hike waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls), ski or snowboard on Mount Hood, reach the Oregon coast, taste Willamette Valley wineries, or paddleboard on the Columbia.

Nature access is the lifestyle feature locals mention first—often “30 minutes away” for city-adjacent green, 90 minutes for completely different terrain. Summers can turn scorching and smoky from wildfires; the rest of the year is mild but gray.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: travelportland.com Source 3: culturalfoodies.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: oregonessential.com Source 6: hellolanding.com Source 7: youtube.com

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Living in Portland

Portland is less one city than a stack of neighborhoods split by the Willamette, and a relocating nurse will feel that on day one: Nob Hill and the Pearl are walkable and loft-Victorian; Alberta Arts is colorful and still relatively reachable; Sellwood-Moreland and Alameda are quieter, historic, and family-scaled, with Alameda called safer than 90% of the city. What is genuinely distinct is the pairing of a James Beard–dense food-cart and coffee culture with nature that is actually close—Washington Park’s International Rose Test Garden in town, Multnomah Falls and Gorge hikes, Mount Hood skiing, and the coast inside about 90 minutes—plus no sales tax. The honest tradeoffs are a long gray winter (SAD comes up constantly), visible homelessness and drug activity concentrated downtown even as residential neighborhoods a few miles out feel quaint and safe, steep income taxes, and housing that still runs from Goose Hollow condos near $300K to Laurelhurst near $1 million. Transit, bikes, and walk scores are real assets; Beaverton-inbound traffic is not. If food, rain-tolerant outdoor access, and an easy-going pace matter more than winter sun or a polished core, Portland still earns the move.

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As of 2026Source 1: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: oregonessential.com Source 4: greaterportlandinc.com Source 5: travelportland.com Source 6: hellolanding.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: culturalfoodies.com

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