Clinical Nurse Specialist Coordinator Acute Care

Job description

At NorthBay Health the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who manages the clinical and educational resources and care standards for the adult medical/surgical/telemetry patient population. This CNS is a member of the Chief Nursing Officer’s leadership team. This CNS’s role, along with other members of the patient care services team, is to promote the provision of effective, high quality patient care to all patients. This CNS participates in the development of evidence based care delivery systems and clinical practice programs. The following responsibilities are included: oversight of clinical nursing practice and patient care delivery, development of personnel, compliance with regulatory and professional standards, fostering of interdisciplinary, collaborative relationships and is accountable for bringing innovative ideas from and to the bedside. This role will coordinate and provide educational programs for staff which are pertinent to the patient population served, such as patient safety initiatives, pain management strategies, telemetry competency, advanced care planning including proactive discharge planning and other pertinent areas of nur...