Clinical Nurse Specialist

Overview

Clinical Nurse Specialist - 5B Medical Unit
FT (M-F 8- to 10-hour Shift) – Wilmington, DE

Christiana Care Wilmington Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to lead and promote advancements in professionalism and competency within the nursing team. This role involves integrating and applying research findings into nursing practice to facilitate positive change. The CNS will function as an Advanced Practice Clinician, providing direct patient care, educating staff and patients/families, offering consultation, and engaging in research activities.

Chief Nursing Officer / Nurse Manager

• Acts as a clinical consultant and resource to patients, family, and staff in the area of specialty.
• Provides advanced practice care and treatment for complex patients throughout the system.
• Collaborates with professionals from multiple disciplines to enhance patient outcomes.
• Appropriately utilizes advanced clinical decision-making skills.
• Collaborates with the supervising psychiatrist regarding findings and recommendations of treatment.
• Provides teaching and counseling to select patients and families.
• Collaborates in the review of educational materials.
• Assists staff in the development of innovative and cost-effective patient programs of care.
• Utilizes, participates in, and disseminates research to enhance evidence-based practice.
• Promotes research-based practice in the provision of nursing care.
• Provides a comprehensive evaluation of the patient’s current status, past psychiatric history, and mental status.
• Guides staff in professional development and acts as a mentor.
• Participates in Performance Improvement initiatives.
• Provides direct patient care as needed.
• Demonstrates skills and knowledge to provide coordination and continuity of care appropriate to adolescent, neonatal, and adult patients, including growth and development assessment and identifying patient needs.
• Performs assigned work safely and reports unsafe conditions or hazards promptly to supervision.

Christiana Care is one of the country’s most dynamic healthcare organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible, and lowering healthcare costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,450 beds), a free-standing emergency department, a Level I trauma center, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center, and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care, and women’s health.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions.
• Generous paid time off with annual rollover and opportunities to cash out.
• 12-week paid parental leave
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness and work-life benefits including  membership, backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and vendor discounts on hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, and more.

• Active Delaware RN Licensure or compact state license
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) license in the state of Delaware
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a clinical nurse specialty area (Medical-Surgical experience preferred)
• At least five years of relevant clinical nursing experience in an inpatient hospital setting preferred
• CNS Students are encouraged to apply
• Professional certification required
• Knowledge of nursing process, research design, and ability to engage with leadership, teaching, group dynamics, problem-solving, system coordination, and staff development
• BLS certification required

Annual Compensation Range: $ - $. This pay rate/range represents Christiana Care’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including, without limitation, skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination. Staff reflects the community and qualified applicants are considered for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.