Clinical Nurse Specialist
Summa Health
Opportunity Highlights
- The selected provider will be the central driver of PCU performance; monitoring quality indicators, identifying clinical gaps or barriers, evaluating processes and implementing appropriate and compliant solutions.
- A successful candidate will bring strong communication skills and emotional intelligence, and the ability/willingness to work with various nursing leaders and educators across the organization.
- Schedule: Monday-Friday 1st shift, with flexibility to cover shifts outside of normal business hours when necessary
- Setting: Inpatient hospital setting (PCU) at Akron and Barberton Campuses
- This position does not offer direct patient care
- New graduate and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) candidates are encouraged to apply
Full-time benefit eligible
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Summary:
Collaborates with the Medical Director to provide support and direction to all staff within the Program Department in efforts to ensure timely and quality care of all patients cared for within the specialty program and that program outcomes are achieved. Develops and advances the quality of advanced practice through specialized direct patient care, leadership, consultation, education and research. Works to improve processes of care for patients. Ensures quality of patient care by utilizing established standards of care for specified department and coordination of services with physicians, care managers, social workers, patient care coordinators, therapists and other community agencies as appropriate. Maintains clinical competency through a clinical caseload
1. Formal Education Required:
a. Master’s Degree in Nursing with completion of Advanced Practice program in area of expertise and National certification as CNP, CNM or CNS.
2. Experience & Training Required:
a. Current license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse in the state of Ohio.
b. Minimum one year experience as advanced practice provider preferred
c. Successful completion of orientation program, supervised by a designated APP
d. BLS certification
3. Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:
a. Demonstrated leadership skills.
b. Excellent skills in communication, organizing, self-motivation, accuracy, and time management.
c. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram or schedule form.
d. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of professionals.
e. Demonstrates flexibility to meet the ever-changing needs of patients, health care team members and program.
f. Ability to provide necessary care of adult patients as required by position and requested by institution.
g. Ability to work independently, to prioritize work and solve problems.
h. Demonstrates competency in Microsoft office and all computer programs utilized by the Practice.
i. Ability to manage multiple projects.
j. Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
k. Maintains affiliated hospital privileges as an Allied Health Professional if practicing in hospital setting.
l. Population Specific Competency: Ability to effectively interact with populations of patients/customers with an understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity.
4. Level of Physical Demands:
a. Heavy: Exerts 50-100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or ten to 20 pounds of force continuously to move objects.
b. Requires exposure to communicable disease, body fluids, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, and other potentially hazardous conditions common to a clinical environment, such as risk of falls, strains. Etc.
c. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
Summa Health System is recognized as one of the region’s top employers by a number of third party organizations, including NorthCoast 99. Exceptional candidates gravitate to Summa because of its culture, passion for delivering excellent service to our patients and families commitment to our philosophy of servant leadership, collegial working relationships at every level of the organization and competitive pay and benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
$52.93/hr - $70.20/hr
The salary range on this job posting/advertising is base salary exclusive of any bonuses or differentials. Many factors, such as years of relevant experience and geographical location are considered when determining the starting rate of pay. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members when determining offers. Please keep in mind that the range that is listed is the full base salary range. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical.
Summa Health offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to include medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off as well as many other benefits.
- Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Supplemental Life and AD&D
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Education Assistance
- Daily Pay
