Advanced Practitioner/CNS - Cardiology

Legacy Health•Portland, OR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Legacy Cardiology nursing philosophy focuses on patients and their families. Our nurses embody this philosophy in everything they do, as advocates, communicators, problem-solvers and caregivers. Their expertise is sought after and respected by our health care team. In short, they are the face of wellness at Legacy. Does this sound like an environment in which you could thrive? If so, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

Requirements

Graduate education with preparation as a CNS as required by state licensure.
Minimum of 2 years of experience in a related field.
Current Oregon state RN licensure and DEA certificate, fully compliant with state requirements for Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS).
Current ACLS from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Even if you don't meet every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply if you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team.

Responsibilities

Promotes professional development and the advancement of nursing practice.
Facilitates the provision of quality, evidence based care.
Acts as a change agent/role model.
Demonstrates a firm clinical knowledge base in specialty practice and systems theory.
Conducts and facilitates patient care consultation.
Provides resources to assess the impact and appropriateness of practice on patient outcomes.
Uses clinical nursing expertise in diagnosis and treatment to prevent, remediate, or alleviate illness and promote health with a defined specialty population.
Translates clinical expertise into nursing care provided either directly or by influencing nurses and nursing personnel through evidence-based nursing care standards.
Influences systems to mobilize, change, or transform these systems to facilitate expertly designed nursing intervention.
May expand nursing practice to include prescriptive authority for pharmacologic agents to augment the care that they are responsible and accountable to provide.