RN Clinical Nurse Specialist - SICU

Company: Methodist Hospital Metropolitan
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: November 22, 2020

Job Description:

Description SHIFT: Days (rotating weekends) SCHEDULE: Full-time Do you have a passion for healthcare and helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment? Jump-start your career in our SICU department. Submit your application today Benefits: We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program and employee stock purchase program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity. Seeking a RN Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team. The Clinical Nurse Specialist functions independently and collaboratively as an expert clinician, educator, consultant, and researcher in nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse Specialist is a professional nurse with in-depth scientific knowledge, technical expertise, skill and competency. What you will do in this role: Consults with physicians and staff in defining problems, identifying available internal and external educational resources and selecting educational options. Provides feedback related to the effectiveness of learning on patient outcomes. Participates in the research process as principle investigator, collaborator, or evaluator. Integrates research into nursing practice, develops staff membersÃ?â?? knowledge and skills in the research process, fosters the use of systematic evaluative research, and evaluates outcomes in line with evidence-based practice. Serves as a change agent at the organizational, facility and department level. Facilitates the initiation of, adoption of, and adaptation to change and influences the necessary policies and procedures. Manages overall program activities, including human and monetary resources. Ensures that educational activities are congruent with the organizationÃ?â??s mission, vision and goals. Models behaviors that reflect participation and leadership in activities within the organization, such as serving in key roles on committees, councils, and administrative teams. Serves as a model in the role of educator, facilitator, change agent, consultant, researcher and leader to promote professional growth of peers. Assesses patient needs and works with nursing staff in discharge planning and formulating nursing diagnoses, care plans, and patient/family education plans. Qualifications Education: MasterÃ?â??s Degree in Nursing from an accredited program. Experience: Minimum of 5 years clinical experience in acute care nursing Previous experience teaching Demonstrated leadership skills License: Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas CNS or APN Be a part of an organization that invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications. Qualified candidates will be promptly contacted by our hiring managers for interviews. Submit your application today and help us raise the bar in patient care With over 370 beds Methodist Hospital Metropolitan offers outstanding heart and cancer care, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, sleep disorder evaluation and the largest emergency room in downtown San Antonio. Our womenÃ?â??s pavilion is the only stand-alone center city facility dedicated to the health of women and their newborn babies, welcoming nearly 4,000 newborns into the world each year. Methodist Hospital Metropolitan is home to the Methodist Weight Loss Center and has been designated an American Society for Metabolic Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of ExcellenceÃ?®. Our hospital has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as a Best Place to Work in Healthcare, and for the fourth consecutive year as a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. It is the first hospital in San Antonio to achieve Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Methodist Hospital Metropolitan has been nationally recognized by Leapfrog for focus on safety and quality, receiving a Grade A Hospital Safety Score for 8 consecutive rating periods. We are also proud to be an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology and Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, as well as the first Texas hospital to earn a Gold Seal of Approval for Sepsis Certification. For more information, please visit our website at and select Methodist Hospital Metropolitan under Locations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Notice Our CompanyÃ?â??s recruiters are here to help unlock the next possibility within your career and we take your candidate experience very seriously. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Gmail or Yahoo Mail. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by clicking here . For questions about your job application or this site please contact HCAhrAnswers at 1-844-422-5627 option 1.

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