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CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - 40 HOURS - DAY SHIFT

Full Time Benefit Eligible

Shift: Days, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

Occasional off shift rotations may be required based on the launch of proposed initiatives.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Unit Description:

Henry Ford St John Hospital’s Emergency Department is a 100-bed unit consisting of Adult Emergency (75 beds), Pediatric Emergency (13 beds), and the Behavioral Health Observation Annex (12 beds). Our ED is a Level One Trauma Center for Adult patients, and Level Two Trauma Center for Pediatrics. We are a fast-paced unit consisting of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, ER Techs, and Paramedics. Our unit fosters a growth mindset encouraging voluntary participation in planning meetings, shared governance, and educational development.

Role Description:

Our Emergency Department is looking for our first ever Clinical Nurse Specialist! We are seeking a CNS with emergency care experience (critical care or trauma may be considered) that is motivated to propose research-based initiatives, communicate and obtain buy in with various stakeholders, deploy these initiatives in partnership with leadership and staff, and evaluate their ongoing effectiveness. This individual will be vital in our journey to Magnet Designation, and will partner with our Quality Management, Emergency Leadership and Research teams to develop and enact best-practices.

Interested? Apply now! We can’t wait to meet you.

+ Provides advanced care, consultation, research, management and education in a specific clinical area.

+ Provides advanced direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

+ Serves as an expert consultant for staff in areas of program development, clinical practice, and professional development.

+ Contributes to defining, directing and evaluating the nursing care and functions of clinical staff.

+ Manages clinical research projects in support of evidence-based practice and disseminates findings.

+ Develops, implements and evaluates educational plans/programs and utilizes methods, measurements and tools to evaluate achievement of learning goals.

+ May assess the learning needs of patients and families and develops and/or implements teaching programs.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

+ Master's Degree or Doctorate in Nursing required.

+ Current Michigan Clinical Nurse Specialist certification and license required.

+ Prior emergency or critical care nursing experience preferred

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE REQUIRED:

+ Current Michigan Registered Nurse license required.

+ Candidates not possessing current CNS certification & licensure hired as Nurse Practice Specialist (F01677), until CNS certification and licensure obtained (within 90 days of hire).

Additional Information

+ Organization: Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital

+ Department: Nursing Administration 001

+ Shift: Day Job

+ Union Code: Not Applicable

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.