RN-Clinical Practice Specialist- ICU

01 Kaweah Delta Health Care District; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 106,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Eligible

Part-Time Schedule

Day shifts

Job summary

Kaweah Health in Visalia, CA seeks an experienced nursing leader to drive evidence-based practice and clinical standardization across the ICU and related service lines. You will lead improvement initiatives, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and advance patient outcomes through standardized protocols and order sets.

The role emphasizes project leadership, change management, and education to ensure sustained practice changes and alignment with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• CA RN license required.
• BLS ACLS CCRN certification required/preferred.
• BSN degree required; MSN preferred.
• Minimum five years of progressive clinical nursing leadership experience.
• Experience leading improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice.
• Ability to translate evidence into practice and lead cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification, evaluation and adoption of evidence-based practices.
• Collaborate with leaders to set clinical goals and metrics.
• Evaluate emerging evidence and ensure regulatory alignment.
• Design and sustain clinical improvement initiatives using PDSA cycles.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary performance improvement projects.
• Develop measurement plans and monitor indicators.
• Mentor nurses and interdisciplinary teams in practice changes.
• Partner with informatics and physicians to optimize EHR workflows.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Quality improvement

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Project management

Change management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

BSN

MSN (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care. It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.

Benefits

• Benefits Eligible Part-Time Benefit Eligible Work Shift Day - 8 Hour or less Shift (United States of America) Department 6010 Intensive Care-ICU-2W

Qualifications

• License/Certification Required: CA RN license
• BLS ACLS Acute/Critical Care Nursing (CCRN) from American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Education Required: BSN
• Preferred: MSN Experience Required: Minimum five years of progressive clinical experience in area of nursing practice.
• Demonstrated experience leading evidence-based practice, quality improvement, or clinical practice initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement clinical protocols, guidelines, policy, procedures, standard work, and order sets.
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement clinical protocols, guidelines, policy, procedures, standard work, and order sets.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice (EBP), improvement methodologies and implementation strategies.
• Proficiency in performance improvement and change management frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to translate research and evidence into sustainable clinical practice changes.
• Knowledge of clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement clinical protocols, guidelines, policy, procedures, standard work, and order sets.
• Strong project management, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and effectively leads cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Essential Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Standardization: Leads the identification, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based practices across the area Service Line.
• Collaborates with operational and clinical leaders to establish clinical goals, performance metrics, standards of care, policies, procedures, protocols, and practice guidelines designed to improve patient outcomes and operational performance.
• Evaluates emerging evidence, regulatory requirements, and best practices to ensure alignment with organizational goals and quality standards.
• Utilizes improvement methods and techniques to design, implement, evaluate, and sustain clinical improvement initiatives.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary performance improvement projects focused on quality, safety, patient experience, operational effectiveness, and clinical outcomes.
• Develops measurement plans and monitors performance indicators to assess initiative effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Serves as a strategic partner to area Unit-Based Councils (UBCs) in identifying improvement opportunities and advancing evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Guides council members through the PDSA process to test, evaluate, and refine clinical practice changes.
• Promotes staff engagement, ownership, and accountability for clinical practice improvements.
• Collaborates with Clinical Informatics, physicians, pharmacists, and interdisciplinary stakeholders to design, implement, and optimize electronic health record workflows and clinical order sets.
• Ensures order sets align with approved standards, evidence-based guidelines, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of clinical decision support tools and recommends enhancements as appropriate.
• Analyzes quality, patient safety, and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partners with operational leaders to develop and implement action plans that address identified gaps and support achievement of organizational quality goals.
• Supports initiatives that reduce clinical variation and improve reliability of care delivery.
• Develops and delivers education related to evidence-based practice, quality improvement methodologies, clinical standards, and practice changes.
• Serves as a mentor and resource to nurses and interdisciplinary team members involved in improvement initiatives.
• Supports specialty certification, professional development, and lifelong learning within the area Service Line.
• Provides expert consultation to nursing leadership, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams regarding clinical practice, quality improvement, and implementation strategies.
• Facilitates stakeholder engagement and change management activities to support adoption and sustainment of new processes and practices.
• Assists departments in evaluating workflow changes and operational impacts related to improvement initiatives.
• Promotes a culture of inquiry by identifying opportunities for nursing and interdisciplinary research and evidence-based practice projects.
• Assists with literature reviews, evidence appraisal, dissemination of findings, and integration of research into clinical practice.
• Supports presentation and publication of outcomes from quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives.
• Participates in service line, departmental, and organizational committees, councils, and task forces related to quality, safety, clinical practice, and performance improvement.
• Builds strong collaborative relationships across nursing, medicine, pharmacy, informatics, and operational leadership to advance strategic priorities.
• Serves as a champion for nursing excellence, patient-centered care, and professional practice.
• Demonstrates effective management of assigned projects, timelines, resources, and deliverables.
• Maintains current knowledge of healthcare trends, regulatory requirements, and professional standards relevant to clinical area.
• Utilizes organizational resources responsibly and performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains competency and expertise in applicable clinical specialty areas.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
• Knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age specific needs.
• Able to effectively communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan of Provision of Care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Pay Range

Pay Range $51.22 -$76.84