Clinical Nurse Specialist at Nemours

Posted in General Business about 6 hours ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Orlando, Florida





Job Description:

Nemours is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist for our Orlando hospital to be part of the nursing education team! The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is responsible for improvement and maintenance of scientifically based clinical nursing care in an area of specialized nursing practice or for specific population. The CNS achieves this by providing direct and indirect care to patients and their families, promoting staff development, disseminating and conducting research and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. The CNS serves as an expert consultant to nursing staff and takes an active role in developing better health care delivery systems. The CNS leads the nursing team in treating diseases, injuries and disabilities in a field of specialty. The CNS provides care to individuals, families and groups with complex medical needs in her specific area of clinical expertise. The role of the CNS is directly aligned with the pursuit of national recognition for nursing excellence through their work to advance nursing practice, improve the patient care environment and evaluate outcomes:

  • Clinical judgement: Models advanced assessment and interpretation, implements nursing care, and evaluates outcomes for patient populations.
  • Facilitator of Learning: Demonstrates clinical expertise while supporting direct care nurses to integrate new evidence into practice. Provides education or teaching skills to direct care staff, patients and family.
  • Collaboration: Focuses on (and role models) multidisciplinary team building and effective team functioning.
  • Response to Diversity: Reviews alternative approaches and implementing planned change to meet needs considering cultural, social, family and system diversity.
  • Clinical Inquiry: Interprets and uses research to evaluate practice, and collaborates in research. Partners with physicians in assigned area to promote best practice.
  • Systems Thinking: Responsible for innovation and change in the patient care system. Able to make connections within components.
  • Advocacy/Moral Agency: Influences the negotiation of moral dilemmas, allocating resources, directing patient care and access to care.
  • Caring Practices - Responds to subtle patient and family changes: engages with the patient as a unique patient in a compassionate manner.

  • Qualifications:
  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing, MSN Required, or currently in a CNS program
  • Minimum three years related clinical experience.
  • Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Florida.
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist certification




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