Registered Nurse SANE Pediatrics -Emergency Department-Per Diem
Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a case that stayed with you. How did you take care of yourself afterward?
What they are checking: Whether they have honest, sustainable ways of handling vicarious trauma in a role that carries a lot of it.
Tell me about a time you worked with police, advocates or child protection on a case. What made the teamwork go well or badly?
What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate with outside agencies while keeping the patient's needs first.
What would you do
A twelve-year-old comes into the ED with a parent after a reported sexual assault. How do you open that first conversation?
What they are checking: Whether they can build safety and trust with a child while staying trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate.
The child doesn't want to be examined. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they respect the child's control over their own body, even when that means not collecting evidence.
The parent who brought the child in may be connected to the person accused. How does that change what you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize safety risks in the room and know when to involve DCFS, social work and law enforcement.
If you were called to testify about an exam you performed, how would you prepare?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that their notes and neutrality will be tested in court, so accuracy matters from the start.
About the work
Walk me through how you perform a pediatric medical-forensic exam and collect evidence under Illinois guidelines.
What they are checking: Whether they know the exam sequence and the steps that keep evidence usable, including when collection is appropriate.
How do you maintain chain of custody from the moment you collect evidence until it leaves your hands?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that one gap in documentation can make evidence worthless in court.
How do you document what a child tells you during the exam?
What they are checking: Whether they record the child's own words objectively without leading, interpreting or adding opinion.
What are your mandated reporting duties in Illinois for a pediatric sexual assault case, and how do you carry them out?
What they are checking: Whether they understand mandated reporting clearly and act on it without delay or confusion.
How do you explain to a child what is about to happen during the exam in a way they understand?
What they are checking: Whether they can adjust language and pacing to the child's age so the exam feels less frightening.
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