Master's Degree required

Additional or Preferred qualifications for this position -

* Per the Tennessee Board of Nursing Chapter 1000-04 Advanced Practice Nurses and Certificates of Fitness to Prescribe

o "Clinical Nurse Specialist - TN licensed RN with a master's degree or higher in nursing specialty and national specialty certification as a CNS" or willing to obtain within 6 months of hire

o Must meet 4 criteria to be issued a certificate of fitness with privileges to write and sign prescriptions

Preparation in specialized practitioner skills at least at the master's level

Current national certification in specialty area

Graduation from a program in nursing (master's and above)

• Must maintain DEA Certificate to Prescribe Controlled Substances at practice

Clinical Nurse Specialist- CVICU- FT Days

Hours: Day shift Monday - Friday with flexibility to have visibility on nightshift

Primary responsibilities for this position - CVICU Quality, Nurse Mentoring, New Technology Integration & back-up for CVICU educator.

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Department/Unit Summary: https://ww2.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt-nursing/41612

Our patients are typically high acuity or high risk and have conditions that other facilities are unable to treat. We care for patients recovering from ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), heart and lung transplants as well as patients with heart failure. Our nurses have a tremendous impact on how care is delivered in the CVICU. For example, nurses run our ECMO program. That's a very highly specialized and technical job in the CVICU, and it's very rare to see a program like this run by nurses. Nurses also lead our lift team, which is responsible for turning patients every two hours. We also participate in several research projects, from early mobility studies to end-of-life care, delirium studies to research in fluid resuscitation. I look for nurses who are equally passionate about the high tech devices and the patient-centered care. There is so much information to take in, we really need nurses who are willing to put in the extra time to study and become more knowledgeable in cardiovascular care.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

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Education & Professional Development: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/professional-development.html

Life In Nashville: http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/nashville.html

VUMC Nursing: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vanderbilt-nursing

1. Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist
2. Job Code: 6667
3. Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist
4. Job Code: 6667

• Acts as an internal and external consultant and liaison to promote agreed upon clinical enterprise or Patient Care Center goals.
• reviews nursing care plans for selected patients and serves as a resource to the nursing staff
• teaches and models new skills/care modalities for the health care team
• serves as a mentor to nursing staff on clinical, professional and research practices that support high quality, satisfying and cost beneficial care across the continuum.
• Fosters individual and corporate staff development in the area of specialty
• directs and/or conducts needs assessments for individuals or groups
• develops, coordinates, implements and evaluates orientation and continuing education systems
• Participates in scholarly and/or research activities in area of expertise.
• maintains current knowledge of professional literature
• conducts, coordinates or participates in research studies
• writes for publication
• teaches, precepts or mentors nursing students
• participates in community projects
• Assists in designing tools and systems to facilitate and optimize nursing care.
• uses continuous improvement techniques (Plan, Do, Study, Act) to select or target areas/processes for improvement
• mentors others in the continuous improvement cycle
• shares results of process improvement with others on a timely basis either through verbal or written presentations
• Provides expert nursing care to selected patients in area of specialty.
• plans and manages patient care
• provides patient and family education
• prepares patient for the next level of care
• addresses problems
• communicates/collaborates effectively to meet patient and team goals
• Under the direction of the PCC Administrative Director, participates in program development.
• coordinates or directs program development
• implements program(s)
• evaluates program results and processes

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