Clinical Nurse Specialist 1.0 D

Franciscan Alliance, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Franciscan Health Indianapolis Campus seeks a Clinical Nurse Specialist to enhance perioperative care through evidence-based practice and research integration. You will lead as the clinical expert for perioperative patient care and drive innovative solutions in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.

Travel is required; Master’s CNS focus, 3 years of CNS experience, and BLS certification are required along with Indiana RN licensure.

Qualifications

• Critical Care/ICU experience with evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Master's degree with clinical CNS focus.
• 3 years CNS clinical experience required.
• BLS certification (American Heart Association).
• RN license in Indiana.

Responsibilities

• Advance nursing practice by implementing innovative solutions addressing complex patient care issues.
• Serve as clinical expert in perioperative patient care.
• Assist with surgical care in line with regulations.
• Integrate evidence-based practice into perioperative environment.
• Develop and evaluate educational programs for perioperative patients, families, staff and community.
• Act as change agent with a multidisciplinary team to improve perioperative outcomes.

Skills

Critical Care

Evidence-based practice

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Quality improvement

Education

Master's degree, CNS focus

Job description

Franciscan Health Indianapolis Campus

8111 S Emerson Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46237

The Clinical Nurse Specialists able to provide all the skill-based, compassionate care you'd expect from a nurse, while also thinking outside the box. Our clinical nurse specialists implement innovative solutions and integrate research into practical care. They process information carefully and support decisions with proven facts. They take nursing one step further and constantly strive to improve surgical care.

WHO WE ARE

With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Full Time Days

• Advance practice of nursing by implementing innovative alternative solutions that address complex system problems and/or patient care issues.

• Serve as clinical expert in the delivery of perioperative patient care.

• Assist with the provision of surgical care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.

• Integrate research into the perioperative clinical environment through the implementation of evidence-based practice.

• Develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate educational programs for perioperative patients and their families, staff, and the community.

• As part of a multi-disciplinary team, act as a change agent to develop system performance standards to improve perioperative patient outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Critical Care/ICU experience required with demonstrated expertise in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and management of complex critically ill patients

• Required Master's Degree Clinical focus program as a CNS

• 3 years Clinical area of expertise Required

• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association

• Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board

• Unit Specific Certifications - Franciscan Alliance As Required by Unit

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on thebenefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.