Summary:
Develops and ensures quality standards for nursing practice for a specific patient population. Provides advanced clinical practice education, consultation, research and administration.
Supports patient care coordination and transitions across the continuum with a focus on complex case management, utilization management, and discharge planning within an acute inpatient setting. This role serves as a clinical resource and liaison between interdisciplinary teams, patients, and post-acute partners to facilitate safe, timely, and cost-effective transitions of care. Collaborates with providers, case managers, social workers, and external facilities to identify and address barriers to discharge, manage extended length of stay cases, and promote optimal clinical and utilization outcomes. CNS Certification preferred but not required.
Essential Functions:
Establishes and monitors care standards and makes recommendations for changes in area of clinical practice.
Collaborates with nursing staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs and develops plan of care for complex high-risk patients. Evaluates the effectiveness of the care provided.
Designs teaching programs for patients/families and provides assistance to nursing staff in program implementation.
Develops interdisciplinary plans of care for complex and high risk patients.
In conjunction with members of the health care team, assesses staff knowledge and identifies competency-based education needs of staff and members.
Designs and implements education programs to ensure the quality of staff knowledge and skills.
Introduces new techniques/innovation based on advanced practice trends.
May serve as a preceptor to graduate healthcare students.
Provides consultation to physicians, nurses and other heath care providers in meeting care needs of individual or groups of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
Makes recommendations to change standards of care or standards of practice based on own research or the research of others.
Defines and implements best nursing practices. Assists in interviewing staff and provides input into evaluations regarding clinical competence and provides coaching and counseling.
Participates and consults in setting the direction for QA&I monitoring, establishing standards and evaluating outcomes.
Collects and analyzes data regarding patient care outcomes, trends, morbidity and mortality.
Qualifications:
BSN required. Clinical Masters in Nursing, in area of specialization, is preferred.
BLS Certification required.
Georgia RN License required.
Three years of experience in area of specialty required.
Preferred Qualifications:
ER/ICU acute care exp is preferred.
Clinical Masters in Nursing, in area of specialization preferred.
Prior Clinical Nurse Specialist experience preferred.
ACLS or PALS Certification preferred.