Clinical Nurse Specialist - NICU

Clinical Nurse Specialist - NICU

Anchorage, Alaska

Full Time

Hours: Full Time (40 Hours Weekly) Day Shift

Using the Synergy Model, the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS):

Supports, supervises, and evaluates staff new to a clinical setting during their first 90 to 180 days on the unit. Acts within the nurse-patient, nurse-nurse, and nurse-system spheres. Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach in the provision of health care, within a specialty area.

Responsible for the promotion of excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of clinical standards of practice and establishing competency standards for staff members. Demonstrates a firm knowledge base and clinical expertise, function as a clinical resource, conduct and facilitate patient care consultation, and provide resources to assess the impact of appropriate practice on patient outcomes.

Supports clinical rounds with the multi-disciplinary health care team and work closely and collaboratively with the physicians in establishing collegial relationships that benefit our staff, patients, and community.

Required Qualifications:

Master's Degree from a clinical nurse specialist program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

Alaska Registered Nurse License upon hire

National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire

Current certification in area of specialty (i.e., CEN, CCRN) upon hire.

3 years Registered Nursing experience in area of specialty

2 years Clinical Leadership responsibility

Preferred Qualifications: CNS certification in area of specialty upon hire