Clinical Nurse Specialist

Franciscan Alliance•Michigan City, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Specialist advances nursing practice by implementing innovative solutions to complex system problems and patient-care issues. The role serves as a clinical expert in perioperative patient care and supports surgical care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations. The specialist integrates research and evidence-based practice into the perioperative clinical environment, develops and evaluates educational programs for patients, families, staff, and the community, and works with a multidisciplinary team to develop performance standards that improve perioperative patient outcomes. Travel is never or rarely required.

Requirements

Master's degree in a clinical-focus program as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Post-master's degree CNS certificate if the MSN was not focused on application of the CNS role.
Three years in a clinical area of expertise.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association.
Registered Nurse (RN) state license.
Unit-specific certifications as required by the unit.

Responsibilities

Advance nursing practice by implementing innovative solutions to complex system problems and patient-care issues.
Serve as a clinical expert in the delivery of perioperative patient care.
Assist with surgical care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
Integrate research into the perioperative clinical environment through evidence-based practice.
Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate educational programs for perioperative patients and their families, staff, and the community.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and act as a change agent to develop system performance standards that improve perioperative patient outcomes.