Clinical Nurse Specialists
Listed on 2026-02-12
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Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Healthcare Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator
Career Description Plan, direct, or coordinate the daily patient care activities in a clinical practice. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.
What Do Clinical Nurse Specialists Do On a Daily Basis?- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.
- Provide consultation to other health care providers in areas such as patient discharge, patient care, or clinical procedures.
- Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated specialty, such as obstetrics, neurology, oncology, or neonatal care.
- Participate in clinical research projects, such as by reviewing protocols, reviewing patient records, monitoring compliance, and meeting with regulatory authorities.
- Present clients with information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
- Lead nursing department implementation of, or compliance with, regulatory or accreditation processes.
Clinical Nurse Specialists state the following job skills are important in their day-to-day work.
Speaking
:
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Reading Comprehension
:
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Listening
:
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Service Orientation
:
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness
:
Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Coordination
:
Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
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In the United States, there were 2,955,200 jobs for Clinical Nurse Specialist in 2016. New jobs are being produced at a rate of 14.8% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 438,000 new jobs for Clinical Nurse Specialist by 2026. There will be an estimated 203,700 positions for Clinical Nurse Specialist per year.
The states with the most job growth for Clinical Nurse Specialist are Arizona, Utah, and Colorado
. Watch out if you plan on working in Rhode Island, Wisconsin, or Connecticut
. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.
The average yearly salary of a Clinical Nurse Specialist ranges between $50,800 and $106,530.
Clinical Nurse Specialists who work in Hawaii, California, or Oregon
, make the highest salaries.
Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Clinical Nurse Specialists:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Power Point
- Email software
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- eClinical Works
- e-MDs software
- SOAPware EMR
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- Chart Ware EMR
- Syna Med EMR
- Texas Medical Software Spring Charts EMR
- Stat Com Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite
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