Position Description

Clinical Improvement Specialist, RN
Requisition ID 29478
Employment Status Full time
Shift Start/End Time 9AM-5:30PM
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Pay Range: CLINICAL IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST, RN - $49.90 to $79.84

Job Summary:

The Clinical Improvement Specialist is responsible for identifying areas of improvement and promoting change within the healthcare delivery system. Particular attention will focus on designing, implementing and evaluating processes within the clinical environment, distinguishing trends in documentation and practice deficiencies, developing nursing practice standards and maintaining compliance with regulatory mandates. Clinical Improvement Specialist acts as an advocate/liaison for the nursing profession by supporting and implementing evidence-based and best practices to improve patient outcomes. 

Licensure and Certification:

  • Current California RN Licensure
  • Current BLS Provider Certification
  • National Certification in specialized area of nursing as noted:
  • Emergency Department: PALS, ACLS, MAB/VIP, NIHSS
  • Intensive Care Department: CCRN, ACLS, NIHSS
  • Definitive Observation Unit: ACLS, PALS
  • Post Anesthesia Care Unit: ACLS, PALS
  • Center for Women and Newborns: ACLS, NRP, Advanced-Fetal Monitoring
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: BLS, NRP
  • Medical/Surgical Unit: ACLS
  • Telemetry Unit: ACLS, NIHSS
  • Perioperative Room Unit: CNOR, PALS, ACLS

 

Education:

  • Bachelors degree in Nursing, Healthcare, or related
  • Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred

 

Experience:

  • 5 years direct patient care experience in area of specialty with an advanced knowledge of nursing practices.

 

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Ability to interact with clients of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
  • Ability to interact effectively with all staff members, including physicians, nurses, technicians, management assistants, managers and directors
  • Must demonstrate technical competence, professional clinical judgement, communication skills and sensitivity for the patient and family in crisis
  • Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality at all times
  • Must possess excellent communication, organizational and problem solving skills
  • Must be creative, energetic and committed to excellence in education
  • Analytical and grammatical skills are necessary to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
  • Capable of using EMR, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook computer skills for a variety of support functions

 

Physical Demands - Clerical/Administrative Patient Care:

  • Frequent sitting and standing/walking with frequent position change.
  • Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.
  • Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.
  • Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.
  • Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
  • Continuous use of near vision, hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties.

 

Key for Physical Demands

Continuous

66 to 100% of the time

Frequent

33 to 65% of the time

Occasional

0 to 32% of the time

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