Clinical Specialist, Full Time, Operating Room, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Morri[...]

Quality ofCare: Supports surgical teams with expert clinical guidance, troubleshooting, and workflow optimization to maintain patient safety, improve Operating Room efficiency, and ensure high‑quality surgical care. Collaborateswith the nursing team to provide direct or indirect patient care based onidentifiedpatientneeds. Advocates for patients, families, and nursingteammembersto ensure patient rights andanoptimalhealthcareenvironment. Assistsin the formation of quality improvement programs utilizing the framework of structure, process and outcome based on national benchmarks. Evaluates quality data andtranslatesevidenced basedknowledge intorecommendations to improve the quality of care andclinicalpractice. Collaborateswithnursing teammemberstoidentifyinterventions that reflect current scientific knowledge, areevidencebased and consistent with patient and family needs. Supports and implements the principles of a High Reliability Organization (HRO)in daily practice Advocates for patient safety by identifying risks, escalating concerns, and ensuring adherence to perioperative safety protocols, sterile technique, and regulatory standards. Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and makes recommendations to enhance quality of care and nursing practice. Participates in performance improvement activities related to perioperative services. Maintains strong knowledge of safety and regulatory standards, including AORN, Joint Commission, CMS, and OSHA requirements. Demonstrates thorough understanding of Operating Room procedures, sterile technique, and perioperative best practices. Education: Identifiesthe educational needs ofteam members, patients and families concerning alterations in health, the disease process,current evidence-based treatment for disease processes,the hospital plan of care, and discharge planning. Identifiesthe clinical and professional development needs of the nursingteamand develops and provides educational programs and conferences for the staff. Supports the training of novicecliniciansby serving as an instructor,role model, and mentor. Assistsindesigning orientation and training curriculums. Pursues andparticipatesin formal and independent learning activities to enhance knowledge, clinicalcompetencyand professional development. Administration: Participatesin performance improvementactivitiesrelated to area ofspecializationand/orclinicalunit. Assistsin policy, protocol,order setand competency development andreview as needed. Participates in hospital and system-wide Shared Governance and assists inthedevelopment of clinicalgoals related to nursing. Promotes recruitment and retention by providing guidance, support and professional developmentopportunitiestoteam membersand students. Promotespositive hospital image throughcollaboration andnetworking. Assistsandparticipatesin the preparation for regulatory agency visits and disease specific accreditation visits Assistswith the implementation of policies, procedures and protocolsfrom regulatory agencies and helps to promote and improvethehigheststandardsor care. Assistsandsupports achieving centers of excellence recognition from professional organizations. Individual practice: Evaluates own clinical and professional performance according to the standards of theappropriate professionaland regulatory bodies. Seeks feedback regarding own practice from peers and colleagues and takes action to improve practice. Actively pursues continuing educational, academic and certificationopportunities tomaintainongoing competency Maintains membership in national organizations for professional development Ethics: Fosters the establishment of an ethical environment that supports the rights of all participants. Contributes to the resolution of ethical dilemmas. Serves as a mentor and role modeltopeersand team members. Research: Evaluates existing practice based on current research findings andtranslates this knowledgeinto practice. Promotes evidenced based practice in the clinical and professional environment. Supports dissemination of internal EBP and research projects at the local, system, and national level. Collegiality: Identifiesandparticipatesin opportunities to share skills, knowledge, and strategies for patient care and system improvement. Promotes a learning environment that enables nursing and other healthcare personnel to makeoptimalcontributions thataffectthe healthcare system. Participates in professional organizations, enterprise-wide committees, and Shared Governanceto address issues of concern in meeting patient needs and improving nursing practice Collaboration: Collaborates with other disciplines in consultation, teaching, management, and research activities to improve outcomes in nursing practice and enhance the healthcare environment. Utilizes the Shared Governance forum to provide support for enhancing education, practice, and quality improvement. Collaborates withnursemanagers and directorstoidentifyclinical activities tofacilitateprofessional growth ofteam membersand areas of unit scopeandrole expansion. #J-18808-Ljbffr Atlantic Health