Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care

The CNS will be an integral part of the leadership team in Critical Care, which includes both a MICU and a SICU with approximately 40 beds.

Role description

Nurse Specialist, Critical Care, evaluates individual nursing care needs of selected patients in the area of specialty; determines what types of nursing care would best meet those needs; designs a program of nursing care for each patient and works out practical methods of implementing this care after staff consultation and discussion; participates in the formulation of discharge plans; making provision for any necessary post discharge nursing care.

The essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Provides direct nursing care to individuals or groups of patients where in-depth or specialized nursing care is required; in the psychiatric specialty leads in individual and group therapy sessions.
2. Gives professional advice and consultation services to registered nurses and public health nurses in specialized nursing care; defines objectives and principles of nursing in the area of specialty and assists nurses in developing their professional skills; may provide clinical supervision and education to professional and non-professional nursing staff.
3. Participates in formulating standards, policies and procedures for the specialized nursing plan, and relates it to other disciplines within the total treatment program; as well as to other health organizations and to the community.
4. Facilitates, directs, and in some instances initiates referrals of patients and families to appropriate professional personnel and community resources.
5. Participates in clinical investigations and studies in the area of nursing specialty.
6. In public health nursing, is responsible for on-going comprehensive study of needs for nursing and health care services in the community and assists with designing and implementing plans for meeting such needs.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist performs other related duties as assigned/required.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications

• License and Certification:
• Registered Nurse License: Possession of a valid California Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing; AND
• Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate: Possession of a valid Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) certificate issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Specialty Area, Critical Care:
• EDUCATION: Possession of a Master's degree in Nursing with an emphasis in critical care, physiological nursing or a closely related field; AND
• EXPERIENCE: One (1) year (equivalent to 2,000 hours) of nursing experience in an acute care facility

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.