Job Description

Job Description

Description
Clinical Nurse Specialist AdventHealth Orlando

Location Address: 601 East Rollins St, Orlando FL 32803

Work Hours/Shift:

* Full Time M-F 8-5

Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth Orlando

* Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
* Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
* AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
* We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year
* Immediate Benefits

You Will Be Responsible For:

* Supports complex patient care issues, identifies patients at risk for suboptimal outcomes and proposes a proactive plan of care. Coordinates and/or supports patient education programs and evaluates impact of patient education programs.
* Interprets and/or establishes practice standards, policy and procedures, standards of care, protocols, and critical pathways. Monitors practice standards and evaluates impact on patient care.
* Identifies problematic systems/ process issues, develops plans to improve, and monitors outcomes. Develops/implements process improvement and/or clinical best practice initiatives at the organizational and unit level.
* Acts as a change agent, evaluates environment for change-readiness, and develops and implements plans for change. Monitors change driven outcomes.
* Monitors and evaluates nursing practice. Identifies professional growth needs of the nursing staff. Implements and evaluates a plan to address nursing staff, growth, and development needs. Evaluates the impact of staff education on patient care.

Qualifications
What Will You Need:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

* Masters degree in clinical nursing specialty
* Three to five years experience in specialty (qualifying specialties outlined in Florida State Board of Nursing documentation)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

* Past teaching experience in formal/informal settings

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

* Current, valid State of Florida or multi state license as a registered professional nurse
* Current registration with Florida State Board of Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
* Certification is required for Clinical Nurse Specialist serving the Diabetes and/or Oncology populations. For other populations, certification is preferred

Job Summary:

* Directly or indirectly plans, implements, and evaluates patient and family specific care appropriate to the complexity of the problems and resources of the system
* Uses clinical inquiry to improve clinical practice and service outcomes
* Assesses and evaluates care delivery models; implements changes based on outcome data
* Develops education programs to improve patient outcomes and quality of care
* Supports the practice of nursing through presentations, publications, research and involvement in professional organizations
* Contributes within the institution to establish clinical best practice system processes
* Coordinates with multiple disciplines to solve system issues
* Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.