Clinical Nurse Specialist Neonatal ICU

Hourly Wage Estimate: 50.61 - 75.92 / hour

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Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Clinical Nurse Specialist Neonatal ICU you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you - at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Riverside Community Hospital which is a part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Riverside Community Hospital!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an expert clinician who promotes and mentors staff in evidence-based practice and exemplifies professional nursing practice through expert education, consultation, research, and management activities. The CNS promotes and supports professional practice activities such as research, peer review and publication. The CNS has advanced knowledge, skills and experience and acts as a resource, mentor and teacher for nursing staff.

Provides clinical support and resources for the RCH NICU, PEDS, and will work in collaboration with the OB Educator for Maternal Newborn and Labor and Delivery.

* You will be responsible for ensuring new nursing staff receive effective clinical orientation.

* You will problem-solve issues of clinical significance with managers and staff, promotes improvement in patient care and staff performance.

* You will interact closely with the Education Department; assists with continuing education by assessing learning needs based on practice changes, product changes, addition of new services, quality indicators/initiatives and staff requests.

* You will promote and support professional development of the staff such as advanced education and/or specialty certification through mentoring and development and implementation of preparatory curricula.

* You will provide consultation and education to students, nurses and other health care providers.

* You may provide direct care by carrying a caseload of patients requiring continuum management

What qualifications you will need:

* Current California RN License

* Current California Certification of Clinical Nurse Specialist

* Current BCLS

* Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing

* Masters of Science Degree in Nursing

* Clinical Specialty Training in specified clinical area

* Minimum of 5 years Acute Care experience

* Successful work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in NICU

* Experience in the development of processes of clinical path development

Benefits

Riverside Community Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

* Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

* Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

* Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

* Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

* Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

* Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

Riverside Community Hospital is a large acute care facility with 517 beds, established in 1901. It has the most extensive Emergency Room and Level I…