Behavioral Health & Safety Clinical Nurse Specialist - APH

American Addiction Centers • Milwaukee, WI

13d • Onsite

About The Position

This position will assist with the evaluation and consultation of nursing practice and complex clinical cases at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital (APH). In addition, the position will support ongoing efforts with achieving ANCC's Pathway to Excellence Designation. The role is a salaried position with a typical schedule of Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, but may require off-shifts and weekends as needed to support the education needs of teammates. Advocate Health emphasizes a nursing philosophy where nurses lead with purpose, compassion, and boldness, fostering a unified team committed to innovation and inclusivity. Nurse feedback is valued in shaping culture and improving care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Typically requires 3 years of experience in front line nursing.
• Excellent written and oral communications including strong presentation/speaking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning and problem solving skills.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

• Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certification or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Certification
• Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree

Responsibilities

• Supports the orientation process by developing, coordinating, facilitating, conducting and evaluating orientation programs for nursing and other healthcare personnel.
• Assists with competency management, which includes using tools that capture objective and subjective data regarding an individual’s knowledge base and actual performance.
• Designs educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences in consultation with a Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist.
• Utilizes best practice standards including adult learning principles in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities in order to facilitate the achievement of desired outcomes (for learners).
• Provides strategies to facilitate a continuous process of lifelong learning which may include role transition, role integration, skill acquisition, and mastery as learners advance from novice to expert in their professions and specialties.
• Collaborates with system and operational leadership to meet the education needs of the site and nursing departments.
• Adjusts materials and teaching strategies appropriate to the situation and the learner’s developmental level, learning needs, readiness, ability to learn, language preference, and culture.
• Implementation reflects awareness of scope of practice of different employees and disciplines.
• Uses assisted aids/technologies as needed to meet learners needs.
• Evaluates and analyzes the impact of programming on learners, organizational resources, and patient outcomes and makes adjustments in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.
• Establishes and implements appropriate evaluation tools and methodologies to identify needs or gaps in the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nursing personnel to advance the practice of nursing in consultation with an NPD Specialist as needed.
• Develops and supports education needs based on specialty or department in collaboration with regional and system teams.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level