PICU Clinical Nurse Specialist or Quality and Practice Advisor

Clinical Nurse Specialist Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients with multiple or complex health needs within a specific clinical area
• Use advanced clinical skills in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of patients
• Use theoretical and clinical expertise to assist health care providers and patients in promoting or achieving optimal health
• Develop and implement standards of nursing practice
• Serve as a consultant or expert resource person for other health providers
• Facilitate an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to meeting the needs of patients
• Seek consultations and make referrals as needed
• Promote research to improve clinical nursing practice
• Analyze unit patient care plans for evidence of documented standards of practice, share findings with staff, and collaborate in developing assessment tools
• Demonstrate expertise in daily patient care, providing collaboration, direction, and instruction to staff in the nursing process
• Elect, implement, and evaluate comforting, therapeutic, restorative, and preventative nursing measures for selected patients, including planning and delivery of special patient care problems
• Collaborate with nursing managers and researchers to perform, assist with, initiate, evaluate and revise multidisciplinary nursing plans of care coordinated with medical plans
• Maintain and teach specialized knowledge and skills necessary for the specialty service area
• Offer consultative services within nursing services and to other disciplines in planning, development, execution and evaluation of clinical research
• Participate in the hospital’s quality improvement program; collaborate in setting unit standards of care and monitor indicators of quality projects
• Provide direct patient care with consistent assessment of current patient care situations, priorities, and needs
• Provide safety, comfort care, and treatment of patients according to established legal, ethical, and institutional standards
• Serve as a consultant to patients, families, and staff

• Establish and monitor care standards and make recommendations for changes in clinical practice based on professional standards and evidence
• Demonstrate a proficient level of understanding of daily patient care, providing collaboration, direction, and instruction to staff in the nursing process
• Maintain and teach specialized knowledge and skills necessary for the specialty service area
• Consult within nursing services and interprofessional teams in planning, development, execution and evaluation of care delivery to improve quality outcomes and practice compliance
• Have a basic understanding of quality improvement cycles and change management
• Participate in the hospital’s quality improvement program and monitor indicators of quality and safety trends

• Education:
  
  Master’s degree in a work‑related discipline/field from an accredited college or university
• Experience:
  
  Three (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience
• Licensure/Certification:
  • Registered Nurse by California Board of Registered Nursing
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist by California Board of Registered Nursing
  • Basic Life Support by American Heart Association (AHA) or RQI Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, enrolled in a CNS program, must be completed within four years of job acceptance
• Experience:
  
  Three (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience
• Licensure/Certification:
  • California Registered Nurse (RN)
  • BLS for healthcare providers
  • Advanced life support for area of specialty (NRP/PALS/ACLS) and certification in field of specialty

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions in which the job is typically performed are available from the Occupational Health Department. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Clinical Nurse Specialist:
  Minimum to Midpoint Range (Hourly): $87.14 to $108.92
• Quality and Practice Advisor:
  Minimum to Midpoint Range (Hourly): $79.03 to…