Clinical Nurse Specialist - Nursing Education -Full Time - Days
About The Position
Under the general supervision of Nursing Administrators/Leadership, the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) provides leadership and clinical expertise within the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) spheres of impact. The CNS is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with advanced education at the master’s or doctorate level, providing expert comprehensive nursing care directly to patients, supporting and developing registered nurses at the point of care, and leading system redesign to improve access, quality, and safety in a cost-effective manner. The CNS improves patient care through evidence and practice innovations and serves as a leadership team member in partnership with the Nurse Manager/Director to support competence, practice standards, orientation, and education. In a specific practice area or with a patient population, the CNS provides clinical expertise through teaching, mentoring, consulting, research, management, and systems improvement. In the patient direct care sphere, the CNS performs evidence-based assessment and treatment; identifies and prescribes appropriate therapies, diagnostic studies, equipment, and consultations within the scope of practice; communicates effectively in complex situations; educates and coaches patients on health-promoting behaviors; and leads discovery of patient-care innovations using nursing science, theory, and related knowledge.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Nursing.
- Three to five years of progressively more responsible registered nurse experience in a clinical setting, with expertise substantiated through education, experience, and credentials.
- Evidence of clinical knowledge, skill, and judgment directly linked to the specialty area of expertise.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships.
- Ability to apply learning theory concepts when planning and implementing educational activities.
- Excellent leadership and teaching abilities.
- Current Michigan Registered Nurse license and Michigan Clinical Nurse Specialist license.
- Advanced Practice CNS certification (ANCC or AACN) in the respective specialty population (Adult-Gerontology, Adult, Neonatal, or Pediatric), or certification by portfolio per State of Michigan.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS/NRP), as required for the specific position.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and clinical expertise within the NACNS spheres of impact.
- Deliver expert comprehensive nursing care and support and develop registered nurses at the point of care.
- Partner with the Nurse Manager/Director to assure competence, practice standards, orientation, and education.
- Provide teaching, mentoring, consulting, research, management, and systems improvement in a specific practice area or for a patient population.
- Perform evidence-based assessment and treatment of illness, symptoms, functional problems, and risk behaviors.
- Conduct comprehensive assessment and differential diagnosis, and implement interventions to prevent or treat illness.
- Identify and prescribe pharmacologic agents, non-pharmacologic therapies, diagnostic studies, equipment, and consultations within scope of practice and applicable policy.
- Use advanced communication skills in complex situations while caring for patients across the health continuum.
- Educate, guide, and coach patients to modify risk behaviors and emphasize health-promoting lifestyles.
- Lead discovery of patient-care innovations using nursing science, theory, and knowledge from nursing and related disciplines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
