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Provide expertise and support to nurses caring for patients at the bedside, help drive practice changes throughout the organization, and ensure the use of best practices and evidence-based care to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.

Cleveland Clinic is currently seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner for a Inpatient Surgical position at Mercy Hospital.

This is a Clinical Nurse Specialist role, but also open to Nurse Practitioners.

Cleveland Clinic CNS Standard Core Work

**Clinical Expert** - Collaborate on care of high-risk patients and patient care concerns which promote high quality, safe, cost effective care as demonstrated by:

+ Providing direct patient care as applicable.

+ Rounding with patients/nurses and interdisciplinary teams regularly

+ Responding promptly to clinical questions

+ Proactively monitoring nursing practices and analyzing data for trends

+ Writes notes and bills for patient services

+ Prescribes medications, therapies and devices as appropriate

**Educator-** responsible for dissemination of knowledge through instructing, leading and developing educational programs as demonstrated by

+ Developing/teaching specialty classes for healthcare professionals locally and across the organization

+ Providing 'just in time' teaching at the point of care

+ Identifying learning needs and develops and implements programs for patient education within the area of specialization

**Consultant -** working with members of the healthcare team to share clinical expertise demonstrated by:

+ Identifing current trends in health care and their implication for nursing practice.

+ Supporting nursing shared governance teams

+ Leading and participating in continuous quality improvement projects

+ Representing nursing practice on hospital or enterprise committees

**Researcher and evidence based practice** - Promotes translation of evidence based practice as demonstrated by:

+ Disseminating knowledge from guidelines and research studies

+ Primary responsibility for writing/revising policies, procedures, and nursing protocols

+ Standardizing nursing practice across location

+ Conducting nursing research

**Professional development** - Support professional development of clinical nurses as demonstrated by:

+ Providing career coaching and guidance

+ Assist with poster/oral abstract development

Education:

+ Effective 05/01/2014: MSN required upon hire or within 3 years of hire for external hires and internal hires moving from a non-APRN licensed role to an APRN licensed role.

+ Graduate of an accredited APRN program.

+ If in neonatal care service area Master's Degree is required upon hire.

Languages:

+ Oral and written communication in English

Certifications:

+ Currently licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse in applicable state(s).

+ Must be licensed as an RN in applicable state(s).

+ National certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner by nationally accredited organization recognized by state Board of Nursing.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) or Red Cross required.

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) may be required based upon work setting.

+ Must have arrangements with at least one physician in accordance with requirements set forth by the State Board of Nursing in applicable states.

+ Must be credentialed and privileged by the Medical Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the applicable hospitals.

Complexity of Work:

+ Excellent analytical and decision-making skills are required.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills.

+ Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

+ Demonstrated competency and the ability to perform advanced assessment and diagnosis.

+ Demonstrated ability to utilize the electronic medical record.

+ Demonstrates a high standard of moral and ethical behavior.

+ Demonstrates compassion and professionalism and a commitment to excellent patient care.

+ Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work independently.

+ Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

+ Related clinical experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

+ Typical physical demands include the ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.

+ Manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination to perform physical examinations.

+ Requires corrected vision and hearing to a normal range.

+ Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds.

+ May require exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities