Clinical Nurse Specialist Job at Health Career Associates, Santa Clara, CA

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  • Health Career Associates
  • Santa Clara, CA

Job Description

Clinical Nurse Specialist - CVICU

Job Summary:

Provides in-depth clinical expertise in a defined area of nursing practice (eg., pediatrics, oncology, adult medicine). Develops and ensures quality standards for nursing practice for a specific patient population. Provides advanced clinical practice education, consultation, research and administration.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Establishes and monitors care standards and makes recommendations for changes in area of clinical practice. Collaborates with nursing staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs and develops plan of care for complex high-risk patients.
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of the care provided.
  • Designs teaching programs for patients/families and provides assistance to nursing staff in program implementation. Develops interdisciplinary plans of care for complex and high risk patients. In conjunction with members of the health care team, assesses staff knowledge and identifies competency-based education needs of staff and members.
  • Designs and implements education programs to ensure the quality of staff knowledge and skills. Introduces new techniques/innovation based on advanced practice trends. May serve as a preceptor to graduate healthcare students.
  • Provides consultation to physicians, nurses and other health care providers in meeting care needs of individual or groups of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
  • Makes recommendations to change standards of care or standards of practice based on own research or the research of others.
  • Defines and implements best nursing practices. Assists in interviewing staff and provides input into evaluations regarding clinical competence and provides coaching and counseling.
  • Participates and consults in setting the direction for QA&I monitoring, establishing standards and evaluating outcomes. Collects and analyzes data regarding patient care outcomes, trends, morbidity and mortality.
  • Accesses Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided. Uses Health Connect to manage clinical operations. Monitors quality, appropriateness, and accuracy of Health Connect documentation. Maintains role specific Health Connect competencies.
  • Responsible for ensuring the implementation of a coordinated and effective discharge planning program.
  • Conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
  • Minimum three (3) years of experience in area of clinical specialty required.
Education
  • Bachelors degree
  • Masters degree in a clinical field of nursing or a clinical field related to nursing including but not limited to psychology, public health, social work, education, health sciences, behavioral sciences, nutrition, and bioethics from a nationally accredited masters/post masters nursing academic program.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate (California) required at hire
  • Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
  • Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
  • CNS Certificate Exp training staff and hosting nursing orientation -CVICU exp.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist experience preferred.
  • ACLS or PALS Certification preferred
OUTSTANDING SALARY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE !!

Job Tags

Hourly pay,

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