Clinical Nurse Specialist; Maternal/Child Inpatient Services

The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to enhance patient care in Maternal/Child Inpatient Services. This role involves integrating care across various spheres to improve patient outcomes and empower nursing practices. The ideal candidate will have a Master's or Doctorate in Nursing, along with essential certifications. Responsibilities include coaching nursing staff, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and engaging in ethical decision-making. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering high-quality care and making a significant impact on patient health and well-being.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctorate in Nursing required.
• Must have BLS and CNS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and teaching to advance patient care.
• Engage in ethical decision-making and advocacy.
• Promote health and improve quality of life.

Skills

Patient Care

Consultation and Collaboration

Ethical Decision-Making

Clinical Practice

Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Systems Leadership

Education

Master Degree in Nursing

Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)

Tools

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)

Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification

Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN)

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist; Maternal/Child Inpatient Services page is loaded

Clinical Nurse Specialist; Maternal/Child Inpatient Services

Apply locations Kansas City, KS time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R-42139

Position Title

Clinical Nurse Specialist; Maternal/Child Inpatient Services Bell Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) has a unique APRN role to integrate care across the continuum and through three spheres of influence: patient, nurse, system. The three spheres are overlapping and interrelated but each sphere possesses a distinctive focus. In each of the spheres of influence, the primary goal of the CNS is continuous improvement of patient outcomes and nursing care. Key elements of CNS practice are to create environments through mentoring and system changes that empower nurses to develop caring, evidence-based practices to alleviate patient distress, facilitate ethical decision-making, and respond to diversity. The CNS is responsible and accountable for diagnosis and treatment of health/illness states, disease management, health promotion, and prevention of illness and risk behaviors among individuals, families, groups and communities.

In addition to the specialty areas listed in the job title, this position will also support health system-wide initiatives as needed.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Coaching Competency: Provide skillful guidance and teaching to advance the care of patients, families, groups of patients, and the profession of nursing.
• Consultation and Collaboration Competency: Demonstrate patient, staff, or system focused interaction between professionals in which the consultant is recognized as having specialized expertise and assists consultee with problem solving. Work jointly with others to optimize clinical outcomes.
• Ethical decision-making, moral agency and advocacy: Identifying, articulating, and taking action on ethical concerns at the patient, family, health care provider, system, community, and public policy levels.
• Expert Clinical Practice Competency: Provide direct interaction with patients, families, and groups of patients to promote health or well-being and improve quality of life.
• Research/EBP Competence: Actively engage in thorough and systematic inquiry. Includes the search for, interpretation, and use of evidence in clinical practice and quality improvement.
• Systems Leadership Competency: Demonstrates ability to manage change and empower others to influence clinical practice and political processes.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

Required Education and Experience

• Master Degree Nursing OR Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification (ACNS-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Must meet the requirements for ARNP-CNS Licensure in Kansas
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing Registered Nurse in State of Kansas

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-42139

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.