Goldsboro, NC30+ days ago
Responsibilities • Provide expert clinical care to complex patients within specialty population, advocating for a patient's unique preference • Intervene to educate, guide and coach the patient and/or caregivers to establish a patient centered plan of care and navigate complex healthcare systems • Collaborate with interdisciplinary members of the healthcare team to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care delivery to improve and promote health care outcomes • Identify opportunities to improve patient care • Determine appropriate outcomes for patient population and guide interventions to accomplish them • Conduct clinical consultation, including coaching with bedside nurses, regarding performance of complex patient care interventions • Identify workflow barriers and recommend efficient improvements • Promote nursing involvement in shared governance, professional growth and development, and pursuit of clinical inquiry • Collects and analyzes patient data to document the impact of nursing practice on outcomes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness • Promotes a healthy work environment through expert communication, facilitation skills and conveying mutual trust and respect to others on the healthcare team • Provides leadership for interprofessional and nursing teams in identifying, developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based practices and research opportunities • Evaluate system strategies and outcomes, identifying gaps in practice • Participates in, supports, and leads quality/performance improvement initiatives to advance patient care delivery and improve outcomes through best practice implementation • Evaluates the implications of access, quality, safety, and cost on the delivery of healthcare • Actively pursues professional growth and development within local, regional, or national levels. Description Summary: A Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) functions as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide high-quality cost-effective care to patients within the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse scope.