Clinical Nurse Specialist - Inservice Education Exempt; Non-Union

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Inservice Education – Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non‑Union)

Apply for the Clinical Nurse Specialist – Inservice Education – Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non‑Union) role at Keck Medicine of USC.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist serves as a resource/consultant for all departments regarding clinical specialty, conducts/ participates in research across varied patient populations. The CNS educates and guides the nursing staff and health care team members in the provision of patient care. It develops, coordinates, delivers and/or evaluates educational activities for hospital staff, patients and family members. It leads an outcome‑based approach to patient care by ensuring evidence‑based practice and interdisciplinary care delivery.

• Consultant Clinical resource with staff on management of complex cases. Makes rounds for the purpose of monitoring and ensuring quality patient care. Collects and communicates patient data to the appropriate member of the healthcare team. Facilitates communication among departments and multidisciplinary team to develop a plan of care and ensure continuity of care. Analyzes surveillance data for trends, patterns, or clusters to improve patient care and system management.
  
  Represents department on hospital‑wide committees. Maintains membership on the APRN shared governance council. Recognizes sentinel events and participates in the investigation process. Contributes to staff performance appraisal. Reviews patient medical records to improve patient care and system management.
• Clinical Expert considers financial impact when planning for quality patient care. Expert clinician implements, monitors, and evaluates clinical protocols, standards of care, practice guidelines, policies and procedures within clinical specialty. Utilizes advanced practice knowledge of health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology through the continuum of care. Navigates the multidisciplinary system of resources to meet patient needs. Attends education training, in‑services, workshops, and seminars and disseminates pertinent information.
• Research integrates nursing research and evidence‑based practice with performance improvement activities and policies and procedures. Implements hospital‑wide initiatives using research and evidence‑based practice that improve quality of care and patient outcomes. Assists staff in achieving and maintaining evidence‑based practice standards of care. Utilizes systems and change theory to identify the most effective interventions in achieving quality, service and cost‑effective patient care outcomes.
  
  Interprets, disseminates and utilizes nursing research findings in the clinical specialty area. Identifies researchable patient problems or needs for clinical inquiry projects. Designs and conducts research and evidence‑based practice studies in clinical specialty.
• Educator provides direct clinical coaching to nursing staff. Assists in educational needs assessment of the hospital, nursing staff and patient/family. Uses principles of adult learning in developing education strategies. Facilitates the orientation of new‑hire nurses in coordination with the Education Department and Unit Manager. Develops goals, objectives and lesson plans and conducts clinical specialty educational offerings. Evaluates the effectiveness of education presentation.
  
  Collaborates with clinical and administrative colleagues for the development and implementation of joint educational programs. Collaborates with the Education and Staff Development Department on the development, implementation of house‑wide educational initiatives. Integrates research and evidence‑based practice into the development, review and revision of patient education materials. Identifies and communicates learning opportunities available for staff within the hospital and community. Facilitates the training of clinical nurse specialist students and other nursing students as necessary in coordination with the Education Department.
  
  Collaborates with the administration team and medical staff to support community outreach programs.
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