Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hematology/Oncology

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

4d•$225,253 - $253,629

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Hematology/Oncology serves as a vital information resource, focusing on current best practices in wellness assessment techniques, tools, and methods. This role involves conducting comprehensive, holistic wellness and illness assessments using evidence-based approaches. The CNS collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, integrating the nursing perspective into comprehensive patient and family care plans. Key responsibilities include identifying and prioritizing nursing care needs, educating patients and families about their condition and treatment options, and developing innovative practice models across the care continuum. The CNS also leads the implementation of new policies and procedures, drives collaborative projects for nursing and quality improvement, and assists nurse leadership with resource utilization and staff scheduling. Furthermore, the CNS leads and mentors nursing staff within the specialty and fosters practice environments that support shared decision-making, employee engagement, and interdisciplinary coordination.

Requirements

Serves as an information resource on current best practices in wellness assessment techniques, tools, and methods.
Conducts comprehensive, holistic wellness and illness assessments using established or innovative evidence-based techniques, tools, and methods.
Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team using the nursing process to integrate the nursing perspective into a comprehensive plan of care for the patient and / or family.
Identifies and prioritizes nursing care needs for a select population of patients and / or families.
Serves as a resource and mentor for clinical nurse specialists for consulting with and educating patients and their families.
Ensures patients and families receive appropriate education about their clinical condition, treatment options, patient rights, and health management.
Develops, implements, and evaluates new models of practice across the continuum of care.
Leads the implementation of new policies and procedures across all nursing departments.
Leads collaborative projects with nurse leaders and other health care professionals to develop and introduce new or improved nursing and quality improvement practices.
Collaborates with nurse leadership on developing systems and methods to assist with resource utilization, staff allocation and scheduling in response to changes in the patient census and clinical needs.
Leads and mentors nursing staff within a specialty.
Collaborates with nurse leadership to develop practice environments that support shared decision-making, employee engagement, and interdisciplinary coordination of care.

Responsibilities

Serves as an information resource on current best practices in wellness assessment techniques, tools, and methods.
Conducts comprehensive, holistic wellness and illness assessments using established or innovative evidence-based techniques, tools, and methods.
Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team using the nursing process to integrate the nursing perspective into a comprehensive plan of care for the patient and / or family.
Identifies and prioritizes nursing care needs for a select population of patients and / or families.
Serves as a resource and mentor for clinical nurse specialists for consulting with and educating patients and their families.
Ensures patients and families receive appropriate education about their clinical condition, treatment options, patient rights, and health management.
Develops, implements, and evaluates new models of practice across the continuum of care.
Leads the implementation of new policies and procedures across all nursing departments.
Leads collaborative projects with nurse leaders and other health care professionals to develop and introduce new or improved nursing and quality improvement practices.
Collaborates with nurse leadership on developing systems and methods to assist with resource utilization, staff allocation and scheduling in response to changes in the patient census and clinical needs.
Leads and mentors nursing staff within a specialty.
Collaborates with nurse leadership to develop practice environments that support shared decision-making, employee engagement, and interdisciplinary coordination of care.