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