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Systems Level Clinical Nurse Specialist - CPEI - Nursing Quality (1.0 FTE, Days) at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

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Palo Alto, CA, US
Full-time

Nursing Staff

1.0 FTE, 8 Hour Day Shift

At Stanford Children's Health, we know world-renowned care begins with world-class caring. That's why we combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family-centered care.

It's why we provide our caregivers with continuing education and state-of-the-art facilities, like the newly remodeled Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.

And it's why we need caring, committed people on our team - like you. Join us on our mission to heal humanity, one child and family at a time.

Job Summary

This paragraph summarizes the general nature, level and purpose of the job.

Clinical Nurse Specialists are Master's Degree prepared advanced practice Registered Nurses in roles characterized by the following responsibilities :

Provide care for patients with multiple or complex health needs within a specific clinical area

Use advanced clinical skills in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of patients

Use theoretical and clinical expertise to assist health care providers and patients in promoting or achieving optimal health

Develop and implement standards of nursing practice

Serve as a consultant or expert resource person for other health providers

Facilitate an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to meeting the needs of patients

Seek consultations and make referrals as needed

Promote research to improve clinical nursing practice. Clinical Nurse Specialists assess, plan, provide and evaluate specialized nursing care of patients by advancing the quality and scope of nursing practice through clinical practice, education, research, consultation, and administrative roles in the area of clinical expertise (e.

g., diabetes, cardiology, respiratory, pediatrics, etc.) for a specified patient population.

Essential Functions

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities.

Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Employees must abide by all Joint Commission Requirements including but not limited to sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patient rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.

Must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the hospital's policies and procedures, including its Service Standards and its Code of Conduct.

Analyzes unit patient care plans currently for evidence of documentation of standards of practice, shares findings with staff, and collaborates in developing a variety of valid and reliable assessment tools to assist staff with documentation records.

Demonstrates expertise in the execution of daily patient care, providing collaboration, direction, and instruction to the staff in the application and utilization of the nursing process.

Elects, implements, and evaluates comforting, therapeutic, restorative, and preventative nursing measures for selected patients.

Expertise in the planning and delivery of special patient care problems.

In collaboration with nursing managers and other researchers, performs, assists with.

Initiates, evaluates and revises nursing plans of care that reflect a multidisciplinary approach to patient care; coordinates the nursing plan of care with the medical plan of care.

Maintains and teaches others the specialized knowledge and skill necessary to perform techniques and routines in the specialty service area.

Offers consultative services within nursing services and to other disciplines to provide or participates in planning, development, execution and evaluation of clinical research.

Participates in the hospital's quality improvement program; collaborates in setting unit standards of care and monitors indicators of quality.

Provides direct patient care using consistency in assessing current patient care situations, priorities, and needs.

Provides safety, comfort care, and treatment of patients according to established legal, ethical, and institutional standards.

Serves as a consultant to patients, families, and staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

Education : Master's degree in a work-related discipline / field from an accredited college or university

Experience : Three (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

License / Certification : CA Registered Nurse (RN), CNS - Clinical Nurse Specialist certified by the California Board of Registered Nursing.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

These are the observable and measurable attributes and skills required to perform successfully the essential functions of the job and are generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education, or licensure / certification.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Ability to conduct research, document results, draw conclusions and make recommendations.

Ability to develop and perform patient assessment and plan of care.

Ability to identify competency-based education needs of and implement educational programs for staff.

Ability to perform patient assessment and triage.

Ability to provide consultation to physicians, nurses and other health care providers in meeting care needs of patients.

Ability to provide direct evaluation and consultation to patients.

Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively at a level appropriate for the safe and effective performance of the job.

Knowledge of advanced clinical practice education, consultation, research, and administration.

Knowledge of clinical operations, workflow and procedures.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of the principles, practices and objectives as well as issues and developments in the field of nursing, especially as applied to the area of nursing specialty.

Skill : Advanced nursing skills in area of specialty.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

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