Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Practice Specialist - Per diem

Position Summary

The Clinical Practice Specialist (CPS) is a professional nurse, an expert practitioner in nursing and a member of the nursing leadership team who implements the mission and philosophy of Northeast Hospital Corporation. The CPS promotes safe care for patients by keeping patient safety as a focus of all unit operations and clinical practices. The principle role of this position is to ensure that clinical practice is consistent with standards and evidence-based policies and procedures.

Role Domains

As an expert in clinical practice, the CPS functions in the role domains of clinical practice, consultation, education, research / clinical outcomes and population management drawn from the highest standards of evidenced-based benchmarks and practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as a consultant, teacher and role model to the emergency services nursing staff
• Contributes to the delivery of patient care through development and support of nursing staff, collaboration with patients and their families and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
• Serves as the nursing champion to the medical staff and collaborates with the highest degree of competency in the area of nursing research and nursing professional practice
• Supervises clinical practice of the staff, and empowers nursing staff through education, consultation, clinical support and the development of supportive programs and standards of care
• Proactively recommends improvements in standards of practice
• Serves as an advisor to direct care providers and participates in special projects and related duties

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Nursing is required, or currently enrolled in program
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• National certification in specialty nursing is required, or to be completed within 6 months of hire
• Nursing education and quality improvement experience preferred
• Member of relevant professional organization
• Current knowledge of evidence-based practice including but not limited to, national standards and guidelines, principles and practice of safety science, regulatory requirements and current resources
• Participation in relevant professional development activities
• Demonstrates high degree of independence and decision-making
• Ability to address clinical problems by analyzing, synthesizing, and integrating current research and best practice models
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills evidenced by the ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively to promote teamwork among all care providers
• Experience with project development and management
• Experience with staff education and quality improvement
• Ability to coordinate and provide interdisciplinary educational programs utilizing a wide variety of modalities, including computer programs, drills and simulations
• Ability to conduct evidence-based nursing research and present research conclusions to the multidisciplinary team
• Excellent critical thinking skills
• Ability to travel to multiple campuses

Schedule

Flexible shifts