Advanced Clinical Nurse

About the role

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

Provides advanced clinical expertise, expert knowledge, complex decision-making and the clinical competencies necessary to support nurses caring for patients at the bedside, drives practice change, and ensures the use of best practices and evidence-based care across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to plan and coordinate interventions and evaluate care for patients and families.
• Assists with the management of complex health care needs and coordination of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Participates in the design and maintenance of systems of care, including structured care methodologies (Care Pathways, guidelines, protocols, etc.)
• Serves as an expert consultant for nursing staff and other members of interprofessional team in areas of program development, clinical practice, and professional development.
• Contributes to defining, directing and evaluating the nursing care and functions of clinical staff.
• Acts as a change agent at the organizational, cross-continuum, and system-wide levels.
• Integrates information and data to better ensure optimal clinical outcomes.
• Leads quality and performance improvement initiatives.
• Assists with the development of new programs and clinical initiatives.
• Facilitates the development of organization as a learning health system through systems thinking, critical appraisal, and sharing of key learnings across departments and settings.
• Serves as a leader and facilitator of change, coordinates specialized care, and implements evidence-based care.
• Ensures organization-wide evidence based practices through the systematic evaluation of current practice, interpretation and utilization of best evidence and research findings, and serves on research teams as requested.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to advanced clinical nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Experience

• Five years' registered nurse experience in area of clinical specialization

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25–50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Licenses & Certifications

• Illinois: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA) and Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Missouri: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA) and Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri Division of Professional Registration or Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State
• Oklahoma: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA) and Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State or Registered Nurse (RN) – Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
• Wisconsin: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA) and Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State or Registered Nurse (RN) – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE) for eligible team members.
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday (fees may apply).
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: provided through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

Schedule

• Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Worker Type: Regular • Job Type: Employee • Department: Nursing Administration (8451000069)