About The Position
The Home in Walpole is a residential treatment placement for adolescent youth who need specialized treatment as they heal from the traumatic events that have shaped their young lives. Youth who live on the campus are part of a greater community which includes Clifford Academy, a Massachusetts Chapter 766 Special Education School. The campus is located on 166 scenic acres in Walpole and offers recreational activities such as a state of the art gym, and walking trails for youth to explore. Our strength-based clinical services help youth learn to manage their behaviors while preparing them for life in the community. The CNS and the Nurse Manager are partners in leading the nursing clinical practice area. The CNS coordinates and guides clinical activities/projects of nurses within a practice area and is responsible for maintaining current professional knowledge and competencies and contributing to the advancement of the practice of nursing at the unit/system, local, state and/or national and international level. How You'll Be Making a Difference Direct Patient Care Serves as a reliable source of information on the latest evidence supporting cost-effective, safe nursing practices Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team using the nursing process to integrate the nursing perspective into a comprehensive plan of care for the patient/family Identifies and prioritizes nursing care needs for patients/families Conducts comprehensive, wellness and illness assessments using established or innovative evidence-based techniques, tools, and methods Initiates and plans care conferences or programs for individual patients or populations of patients Designs and evaluates innovative educational programs for patients, families, and groups Nursing/Nursing Practice Collaborates with others to resolve issues related to patient care, communication, policies, and resources Creates and revises nursing policies, protocols and procedures using evidence-based information to achieve outcomes for indicators that are nurse-sensitive Identifies facilitators and addresses barriers that affect patient outcomes Leads clinical practice and quality improvement initiatives for a unit or a program Collaborates with nurses to develop practice environments that support shared decision-making Assists the staff in developing critical thinking and clinical judgment Creates a nursing care environment that stimulates continuous self-learning, reflective practice Leads in the conduct and utilization of nursing research Organization/System Leadership Consults with other units and health care professionals to improve care Leads/assists institutional groups to enhance the clinical practice of nurses and improve patient outcomes Develops, pilots, evaluates, and incorporates innovative models of practice across the continuum of care Designs and evaluates programs and initiatives that are congruent with the organization's strategic plans, regulatory agency requirements, and nursing standards Participates in need identification, selection and evaluation of products and equipment Advances nursing practice through participation in professional organizations, publications, and presentations
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Nursing with a clinical focus. Graduate preparation must have included clinical application of the CNS role component.
- Clinical nursing experience within the last 5 years
- Minimum 3 years + clinical nursing experience required
- PMHNP-BC or an APRN-Psychiatric
- Clinical knowledge in specialty area. If hired in area with a substantially different clinical knowledge set, the candidate will be expected to demonstrate clinical expertise in the practice area within 6 months to a 1-year time frame.
- Demonstrated skills at the level of an advanced practice nurse in leadership, communication, collaboration, mentoring, and change as evidenced by portfolio, recommendation letters, references, interview, and demonstration
- Demonstrated ability at the level of an advanced practice nurse to utilize evidence to develop, teach, guide, and implement practice standards and policies
Nice To Haves
- CNS Advanced Practice Certification
- Certification in area of clinical specialty
Responsibilities
- Serves as a reliable source of information on the latest evidence supporting cost-effective, safe nursing practices
- Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team using the nursing process to integrate the nursing perspective into a comprehensive plan of care for the patient/family
- Identifies and prioritizes nursing care needs for patients/families
- Conducts comprehensive, wellness and illness assessments using established or innovative evidence-based techniques, tools, and methods
- Initiates and plans care conferences or programs for individual patients or populations of patients
- Designs and evaluates innovative educational programs for patients, families, and groups
- Collaborates with others to resolve issues related to patient care, communication, policies, and resources
- Creates and revises nursing policies, protocols and procedures using evidence-based information to achieve outcomes for indicators that are nurse-sensitive
- Identifies facilitators and addresses barriers that affect patient outcomes
- Leads clinical practice and quality improvement initiatives for a unit or a program
- Collaborates with nurses to develop practice environments that support shared decision-making
- Assists the staff in developing critical thinking and clinical judgment
- Creates a nursing care environment that stimulates continuous self-learning, reflective practice
- Leads in the conduct and utilization of nursing research
- Consults with other units and health care professionals to improve care
- Leads/assists institutional groups to enhance the clinical practice of nurses and improve patient outcomes
- Develops, pilots, evaluates, and incorporates innovative models of practice across the continuum of care
- Designs and evaluates programs and initiatives that are congruent with the organization's strategic plans, regulatory agency requirements, and nursing standards
- Participates in need identification, selection and evaluation of products and equipment
- Advances nursing practice through participation in professional organizations, publications, and presentations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
