Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation. At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care—and your career.

CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children. We strongly encourage candidates of all races, colors, ethnicities, religions, perspectives, sexes, backgrounds, and lived experiences to apply.

A Brief Overview

In collaboration with the health care team, the Clinical Nurse Specialist provides expert family-centered clinical care and clinical consultation within her/his area of expertise to improve outcomes and to promote integrated health care that is safe, equitable, timely, effective, and efficient. This role supports the ICU. Preferred background in NICU, PICU or ICU.

What You Will Do

• Manages the care of complex and/or vulnerable populations through expert direct care, care coordination, and collaboration with patients and families and other members of the health care team. Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by being knowledgeable about evidence and best practices for safety, speaking up about safety issues, and changing practice to enhance safety. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms and communicates these with appropriate leadership. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.
• Supports other members of the health care team, including nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals through collaborative clinical practice, education, research/evidence-based practice, and consultation. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, students and other health care providers.
• Facilitates change and innovation for patients/populations within the department, the health care system, and the community. Analyzes and utilizes data, including patient satisfaction data, QI data, other data relevant to specialty populations, and incident report/safety net data to identify opportunities for improvement and to develop a plan of action to improve outcomes.
• Participates in scholarly activities including research and evidence-based practice. Participates in personal professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs, and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Presents research and evidence-based practice findings to unit staff. Participates in regional/national programs relevant to specialty practice. Develops departmental and hospital policies, procedures, and standards based on the best available evidence.
• Demonstrates health care informatics competencies to manage patient care, outcome data, and current and emerging healthcare technology, which includes:
• Basic computer competency, including the effective use of patient care devices, computers, and computer software programs such as e-mail, word processing, and shared network file space.
• Information literacy, including the effective use of the Intranet and Internet to find electronic resources for patient care, nursing practice, and evidence-based decision-making;
• Information management skills, including the effective use of the electronic health record and clinical information systems, the ability to collect clinical data using quality tools, and the ability to discuss, evaluate, analyze, and present outcome data depicted in charts and tables.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree Nursing - Required

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work in a team setting with multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office, including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
• Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
• Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pediatrics (ACCNS-P) - American Association of Critical Care Nurses - upon hire - Required or
• Acute Care Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACCNS-N) - American Association of Critical Care Nurses - upon hire - Required or
• Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS) - American Association of Critical Care Nurses - upon hire - Required or
• Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification (PCNS-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center - upon hire - Required and
• Specialty Certification - as a pediatric clinical nurse specialist or clinical nurse specialist in specialty area of practice. - upon hire - Required

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community.

Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly. At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting. Click here for more information regarding CHOP's Compensation and Benefits.