Registered Nurse RN Certified Specialist

Core Functions

• Manages and influences the quality of patient outcomes and clinical care through application of specialized knowledge.
• Collaborates with staff to integrate quality and cost improvements in clinical care.
• Provides specialty focused nursing consultation on complex patient cases.
• Evaluates patient needs and makes recommendations for treatment, implements interventions, and evaluates outcomes.
• Serves as a specialized clinical resource to patients, families and staff to advance the quality of care.
• Identifies opportunities for staff development and learning through formal and informal training and education, as appropriate.
• Stays current on developments within area of specialty and integrates findings into practice, policies, and procedures.
• Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient.
• Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.
• Synthesizes and prioritizes data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess a bachelor’s degree in nursing, healthcare or related field.
• Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• BLS certification is required.
• Requires current certification in specialty area of practice such as wound/ostomy care, diabetic care, or pain management.
• Must possess a strong knowledge of specialty area as normally demonstrated through 2-3 years of experience in the clinical area of specialty.
• Requires critical thinking skills to assess patient needs and opportunities for staff education.
• Must have effective verbal and written communication and education skills, good organizational and facilitation capabilities, and strong leadership and mentoring skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing preferred.