Clinical Practice Nurse Expert - Surgical Services
Listed on 2026-08-15
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Nursing
Job Description Summary
MUSC Health
- Orangeburg boasts nine fully equipped operating rooms, designed to accommodate a diverse range of medical specialties. Among these, two are dedicated to da Vinci XI robotic surgeries, providing cutting‑edge technology for minimally invasive procedures with unparalleled precision. Additionally, we are equipped with the Mako orthopedic robot, specifically designed for total joint surgeries, ensuring the highest level of accuracy in hip and knee replacements.
Our facility supports a wide variety of surgical specialties, including ENT, Gynecology (GYN), Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Cystoscopy (Cysto), and Podiatry. For patients requiring advanced vascular interventions, we also feature a dedicated Endovascular Surgery Suite, equipped with specialized imaging and tools for complex, minimally invasive procedures.
The Clinical Practice Expert I (CPNE I) reports to the Unit Manager. In collaboration with the Unit Manager, the CPNE is responsible for clinical practice on their respected unit(s). The CPNE I function as a member of a multi‑disciplinary, unit‑based team to provide nursing expertise for a defined microsystem. This position assists in developing quality care initiatives to improve patient outcomes and patient safety.
This role recognizes practice opportunities and works with the interprofessional team to help remove barriers and begin to enhance evidence‑based practice standards.
Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub‑Type
Regular
Cost Center
CC004759 ORBG
- Operating Room
Pay Rate Type
Salary
Pay Grade
Health-29
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Job Description
Primary PurposeThe Clinical Practice Expert I (CPNE I) reports to the Unit Manager. In collaboration with the Unit Manager, the CPNE I is responsible for clinical practice on their respected unit(s). The CPNE I function as a member of a multi‑disciplinary, unit‑based team to provide nursing expertise for a defined microsystem. This position assists in developing quality care initiatives to improve patient outcomes and patient safety.
This role recognizes practice opportunities and works with the interprofessional team to help remove barriers and begin to enhance evidence‑based practice standards.
- Assess clinical practice on their respected unit(s) through rounding, observation and staffing.
- Collaborate with ICCE stakeholders and unit leadership to align quality initiatives with health system goals.
- Use performance measures to identify and assess the delivery of evidence-based practices and promote outcomes that demonstrate delivery of higher‑value care.
- Partner with Nurse Manager/Director to develop strategies to promote quality outcomes within unit.
- Use evidence to design and direct system improvements that address trends in safety and quality.
- With Nurse Manager/Director, implement quality improvement strategies based on current evidence, analytics, and risk anticipation.
- Partner with Quality and Safety to apply just culture principles and the use of safety tools, such as Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and root cause analysis (RCA), to anticipate, intervene and decrease risk.
- Assess patient handoffs and transitions of care to improve outcomes.
- Assess medication reconciliation and administration processes, to enhance the safe use of medications across the continuum of care.
- Use a variety of datasets, such as Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), nurse sensitive indicators, National Data Nursing Quality Improvement (NDNQI), and population registries, appropriate for the patient population, setting, and organization to assess individual and population risks and care outcomes.
- Use information technology, analytics, and evaluation methods to: collect or access appropriate and accurate data to generate evidence for nursing practice. provide input in the design of databases that generate meaningful evidence for practice. collaborate to analyze data from practice and system performance. identify evidence-based interventions in collaboration with the health professional team. examine patterns…
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