You would be the first child abuse specialist at Ochsner in New Orleans, building a hospital program on top of an existing community program. Because the role is new, the medical team structure is yours to define. What already exists is the multidisciplinary network you would work within and the learners you would help train.
As the program grows, the medical staffing structure would develop around the protocols you establish. Much of the team composition depends on how you build the service.
The Jefferson Children's Advocacy Center is a state-funded center that anchors the community side of this work. You would coordinate medical evaluation with the center's existing functions:
Beyond the advocacy center, the role works across a broader multidisciplinary group: forensic interviewers, social workers, therapists, law enforcement, and legal professionals.
Ochsner Children's is a teaching environment, and the role includes work with learners:
You would help shape how this team trains on the evaluation of abuse and neglect, the legal aspects of the work, multidisciplinary teamwork, research, and advocacy.