RN Clinical Nurse Specialist- (Med Surg)

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About the role

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) functions as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide high-quality, cost-effective care to patients within the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse scope. The role reflects the mission, vision, and values of the organization and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and other regulatory and accreditation standards. The CNS integrates evidence-based care across UNC Health through three spheres of impact: Clinical Practice with patients, Nursing/Nursing Practice, and Organization/Systems to produce sustainably improved patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Patient Sphere:
  • Provide expert clinical care to complex patients within specialty population, advocating for a patient’s unique preference.
  • Intervene to educate, guide, and coach the patient and/or caregivers to establish a patient-centered plan of care and navigate complex healthcare systems.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary members of the healthcare team to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care delivery to improve and promote healthcare outcomes.
  • Identify opportunities to improve patient care.
  • Determine appropriate outcomes for patient population and guide interventions to accomplish them.
• Nursing/Nursing Practice Sphere:
  • Conduct clinical consultation, including coaching with bedside nurses, regarding performance of complex patient care interventions.
  • Identify workflow barriers and recommend efficient improvements.
  • Promote nursing involvement in shared governance, professional growth and development, and pursuit of clinical inquiry.
  • Collect and analyze patient data to document the impact of nursing practice on outcomes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Promote a healthy work environment through expert communication, facilitation skills, and conveying mutual trust and respect to others on the healthcare team.
  • Provide leadership for interprofessional and nursing teams in identifying, developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based practices and research opportunities.
• Organization/Systems Sphere:
  • Evaluate system strategies and outcomes, identifying gaps in practice.
  • Participate in, support, and lead quality/performance improvement initiatives to advance patient care delivery and improve outcomes through best practice implementation.
  • Evaluate the implications of access, quality, safety, and cost on the delivery of healthcare.
  • Actively pursue professional growth and development within local, regional, or national levels.

Requirements

• Education Requirements: Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements:
  • Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
  • Certification in the advanced practice area of specialization.
• Professional Experience Requirements: Three (3) years of experience in the specialty.

Skills

Expert clinical care, patient advocacy, interdisciplinary collaboration, workflow improvement, evidence-based practice implementation, data analysis, leadership, communication, and facilitation.

Pay

$41.45 - $59.58 per hour (Hiring Range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Schedule

• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Variable
• Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
• Exempt From Overtime: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State-employed position.