Clinical Nurse Specialist (Perioperative Services)

Position Summary

Clinical Service Leadership Team is responsible and accountable for advancing the standard of nursing practice within three spheres of influence: patient, nurses and nursing practice, and organizations and systems through expert clinical practice, education, consultation, systems leadership, serving as a change agent, collaboration and research. Functions with a high level of independent judgment, using skills and knowledge acquired through advanced education and experience to enhance patient care. Contributes expert clinical nursing perspective to organizational planning and decision-making using expert knowledge, problem solving skills, evaluation, collaboration, leadership, and role modeling.

Minimum qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing
• Clinical focus in area of specialty (perioperative services or heart and vascular)
• PREFERRED: PhD or DNP in nursing
• Current RN License in State of Michigan
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with an approved certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is required. Acceptable CNS certifications include: (Adult Health, Pediatric Nursing, Gerontological Nursing, Public/ Community Health Nursing, Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health, Child/ Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (approved by National Certification Corporation))

What the Clinical Nurse Specialist will do

• Develops criteria for and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of practice within the spheres of influence: the patient, nursing, and nursing practice, and organization and systems.
• Directly interacts with patients, families, and groups of patients to promote health or well-being and improve quality of life.
• Characterized by a holistic perspective in the advanced nursing management of health, illness, and disease states.
• Consults with and seeks opportunities to advise nurses and other health care team members in the care of the complex patient and family by: assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
• Serves as a resource and role model for collaboration by: mentoring nursing staff in their roles, and mentoring members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Influences resource utilization in order to promote safe, high quality, and cost-effective patient care aligned with the IOM Aims.
• Provides resource for continuous quality improvement related to quality of care issues and efficient use of clinical resources by working with appropriate committees and management structures.