Clinical Nurse Specialist -Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Day Shift

GENERAL SUMMARY

• Under general supervision of the Nursing Administrator(s)/Leadership, provides leadership and clinical expertise within the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) spheres of influence to improve patient care, advance nursing practice and impact the health care delivery system.
• Functions as a leadership team member as a partner with the Nurse Manager/Director to assure competence, practice standards, orientation and education.
• The CNS serves as a clinical expert providing teaching, mentoring, consulting, research, management and systems improvement in a specific practice area or with a patient population.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

• Master's Degree in Nursing required.
• Current Michigan Clinical Nurse Specialist certification and license required.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively more responsible experiences as a registered nurse in a clinical setting with expertise substantiated through education, experience and credentials required. CVICU RN preferred.
• Evidence of expertise in clinical knowledge, skill and judgment directly linked to specialty area of expertise.
• 1-2 years CNS RN experience required.

• Current Michigan Registered Nurse license required.
• CNS certification & licensure required.

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
• Department: P5 CVICU
• Henry Ford Health
  
  Location:
  
  Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code:
  Not Applicable