Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Direct interaction with patients and families to promote health or well-being and improve quality of life. Consultation & direct patient care when advanced skills are needed. Liaise between the providers and staff to facilitate continuity of care. Based on assessments across the patient nurse and system spheres of influence determines potential risks to patient safety autonomy and quality of care. Synthesizes assessment data based on advanced knowledge and experience using critical thinking and clinical judgment to consider differential diagnoses for clinical problems amenable to CNS intervention. Designs strategies including advanced nursing therapies to meet the multifaceted needs of complex patients and populations. Provides leadership for collaborative evidence and best practice based revision of plans of care to advance population specific outcomes. Promotes development of clinical reasoning in healthcare team members (e. g. nursing staff medical staff other healthcare providers) and provides coaching to develop maintain and enhance clinical skills independent problem solving systems thinking and decision making.

Experience: 3-5 years

Education: Required: Master of Science in Nursing

Licenses And Certification: Required: Basic Life Support and Registered Nurse License - Current Maryland license or eligibility to obtain Maryland license Preferred: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support APRN-Clinical Nurse Specialist License