Clinical Nurse Specialist - Women's & Childrens Services- FT- Days

The role

This person provides expert clinical staff education and professional development. They collaborate with leadership to implement organizational goals in Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, Neonatal Intensive Care, and Pediatric departments.

What you will do

• Provides expertise and support to nurses caring for patients at the bedside.
• Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skill in maternity and newborn nursing.
• Models expert practice for peers, interprofessional team members, healthcare consumers, and learners.
• Collaborates with leaders to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate clinical education and staff performance.
• Assists in the development of ongoing competencies for clinical staff.
• Recommends, implements, and supports practice changes to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.
• Promotes staff development through various learning opportunities.
• Evaluates educational programs for effectiveness, quality, and cost-efficiency.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and the Clinical Education Council.
• Leads the coordination of MIEMSS designations and ensures regulatory readiness.

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing required.
• Five years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a Level III maternity and newborn setting required.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring certification for Labor and Delivery within six months of hire.
• S.T.A.B.L.E. Program certification for neonatal stabilization within six months of hire.
• Clinical Nurse Specialist board certification.
• All requirements established by the Maryland Board of Nursing to practice as a Clinical Nurse Specialist must be met.
• Maintains membership in a professional organization.
• Adheres to MMC credentialing requirements as stated in the nursing bylaws.

Nice to have

• Doctoral degree, DNP or PhD
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider ACLS certification

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs

About the company

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