RN / Clinical Nurse Specialist / California / Permanent / Clinical Nurse Specialist NICU Job

Company: HCA.
Location: Riverside
Posted on: June 21, 2022

Job Description:

Description SHIFT: No Weekends

SCHEDULE: Full-time

Founded in 1901, Riverside Community Hospital is a 478 licensed bed, full-service acute care hospital in the heart of the Inland Empire. RCH has been recognized as a Top Performing Hospital and has invested in a new campus expansion project that includes a new 7 story patient tower, 3 story medical office building, and a recently completed 5 level state of the art parking garage. With over 500 physicians on staff, representing over 200 specialties and over 1,900 employees, Riverside Community Hospital is an Inland Empire leader in providing advanced, comprehensive health care to the Inland region. RCH houses the largest Emergency Room and Trauma Center in the Inland Empire at 50 beds with an average wait time of only 15 minutes. RCH is one of Riverside Countys only STEMI receiving centers and is a fully accredited Chest Pain Center. Centers of Excellence include the HeartCare Institute, offering invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures, Center of Excellence for Surgical Weight Loss, the Transplant Program and a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Riverside Hospital is Gold SealCertified by The Joint Commission in Total Hip and Total Knee replacement andis an A graded hospital in patient safety by The Leapfrog Group. Our Women & Children teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. We have a passion for creating positive patient interactions. If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise! SCHEDULE: 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week) SHIFT: Days No Weekends. POSITION SUMMARY:
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an expert clinician who promotes and mentors staff in evidence-based practice and exemplifies professional nursing practice through expert education, consultation, research, and management activities. The CNS promotes and supports professional practice activities such as research, peer review and publication. The CNS has advanced knowledge, skills and experience and acts as a resource, mentor and teacher for nursing staff. Provides clinical support and resources for the RCH NICU, PEDS, and will work in collaboration with the OB Educator for Maternal Newborn and Labor and Delivery. Responsible for ensuring new nursing staff receive effective clinical orientation. Problem-solves issues of clinical significance with managers and staff, promotes improvement in patient care and staff performance. The CNS interacts closely with the Education Department; assists with continuing education by assessing learning needs based on practice changes, product changes, addition of new services, quality indicators/initiatives and staff requests. The CNS promotes and supports professional development of the staff such as advanced education and/or specialty certification through mentoring and development and implementation of preparatory curricula. The CNS provides consultation and education to students, nurses and other health care providers. When need arises, will perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.


Qualifications EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:3-5 years of experience in nursing education or management preferred.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:Current RN license in thestate of California.Current AHA BCLSCurrent AHA ACLSCurrent NRPCurrent PALSBoard Certified CNS

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