Clinical Nurse Specialist - NICU

Overview

Anchorage, Alaska

Full Time —

Hours:

40 Hours Weekly, Day Shift

Using the Synergy Model, the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) supports, supervises, and evaluates staff new to a clinical setting during their first 90 to 180 days on the unit. Acts within the nurse-patient, nurse-nurse, and nurse-system spheres. Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach in the provision of health care within a specialty area.

• Supports, supervises, and evaluates staff new to a clinical setting during their first 90 to 180 days on the unit.
• Acts within the nurse-patient, nurse-nurse, and nurse-system spheres.
• Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach in the provision of health care within a specialty area.
• Promotes excellence in nursing care through the implementation of clinical standards of practice and establishing competency standards for staff members.
• Demonstrates a firm knowledge base and clinical expertise, functions as a clinical resource, conducts and facilitates patient care consultation, and provides resources to assess the impact of appropriate practice on patient outcomes.
• Supports clinical rounds with the multi-disciplinary health care team and collaborates closely with physicians to establish collegial relationships that benefit staff, patients, and the community.

• Master's Degree from a clinical nurse specialist program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
• Alaska Registered Nurse License upon hire
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
• Current certification in area of specialty (e.g., CEN, CCRN) upon hire
• 3 years of Registered Nursing experience in area of specialty
• 2 years of clinical leadership responsibility

• CNS certification in area of specialty upon hire

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