Professional Practice Specialist (RN) - Neuroscience Unit

Children's National Medical Center • Washington, DC

122d • $89,752 - $149,593

About The Position

The NeuroScience Unit (NSU) is an 18 bed monitored unit providing family centered nursing care to patients of all ages, from newborns to young adults, with Neurology and Neurosurgery problems. This includes post-operative neuro-surgery, seizures, video electroencephalography (VEEG) monitoring, GRID monitoring, extraventricular drains, encephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and neurologic trauma. All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, CNMC Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. CNMC supports the development of RN relationships within the community, specifically those associated with the health and well-being of the community at large. In collaboration with the department's Nurse Managers, the Professional Practice Specialist (PPS) acts in a staff role to support optimal service outcomes by providing for the development of professional staff and other direct care givers in a defined service specialty. As a member of the department's leadership team, the PPS participates in and is accountable for the continuous assessment of service needs, strategic planning, process design, and goal attainment. The PPS also functions on the interdepartmental level and acts on behalf of CNMC as a resource to other health care institutions.

Requirements

• BSN (Required)
• Master's Degree (Preferred)
• 5 years Nursing experience (Required)
• 2 years Experience in area of specialty (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Participate/support Shared Leadership.
• Contribute to CNMC's Magnet Journey.
• Ensure that nursing practice is based on evidence of best practice.
• Accountable for participating in the Division of Nursing's Performance Improvement process.
• Participate in community activities.
• Provide for the continuous assessment of assigned staff educational needs.
• Develop educational plans that meet organizational and departmental goals.
• Coordinate service/unit/individual orientation.
• Provide basic orientation in specialty area as appropriate.
• Coordinate and provide continuing education for clinical staff.
• Assess and assure the competency of assigned staff in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate CNMC sponsored lectures and conferences.
• Demonstrate and maintain clinical expertise in area of specialty by periodically providing direct patient care.
• Facilitate problem solving of clinical care issues by working with staff through individual consultation and facilitation of patient care rounds and conferences.
• Maintain knowledge of individual patient care needs and identify and communicate complex care requirements to the care team.
• Participate in clinical pathway development.
• Accountable for establishing, implementing, communicating and evaluating interdisciplinary plan of care with outcomes.
• Assess and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Direct and guide clinical quality improvement efforts for the service.
• Facilitate staff learning the concepts and theories of quality improvement and their participation in the quality improvement process.
• Participate in the creation of new knowledge in the specialty area.
• Facilitate research into practice.
• Conduct programs relative to area of specialty for other departments as necessary.
• Act as a resource to affiliated organizations on behalf of CNMC.

Benefits

• 401k
• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible scheduling

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree