Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
- Understand and apply advanced practice nursing theories and concepts as well as theories and concepts from other disciplines.
- Utilize evidence-based practices to guide nursing practice and support patients and their families.
- Utilize advanced clinical knowledge and communication skills through role modeling, consultation, and education with nurses and healthcare providers to support nursing practice and improve patient outcomes.
- Create and develop evidence-based policies, procedures, protocols, and best practice models/guidelines using advanced clinical and specialty knowledge.
- Attend virtual and in-person staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous quality improvement.
- Assist senior level management with the development of quality standards and regulations; and assist with the preparation of briefings and training of changes as needed to providers concerning processes, policies, and requirements.
- Responsible for measuring quality of services to include patient satisfaction.
- Provide administrative and procedural advice to the VMC Director of Administration to share with providers.
- Maintain knowledge and stay abreast of statutory and voluntary clinical quality management standards, regulations, and requirements.
Requirements
- Master's degree in nursing
- Graduate from an academic program, within the nursing specialty field of study that is accredited by national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Certified in the specialty required by the TO as a Clinical Nurse Specialist by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the specialty (for example, oncology, psychiatric, cardiovascular, pulmonary)
- As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instructions.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse.
Benefits
- Aloha (sharing of life, embodying humility and respect) is one of DAWSON's core values. Aloha is the common spirit that bonds our 'ohana together, guiding us as we treat our employees, families, clients, and partners with trust, understanding, and compassion.