Clinical Nurse Specialist

Description The Clinical Nurse Specialist demonstrates an advanced level of professional competence in a specialized field of nursing.

The primary roles of the Clinical Nurse Specialist include : practitioner, educator, leader, consultant and researcher. Within each role the Clinical Nurse Specialist uses problem solving strategies and the nursing process to improve outcomes.

S / he works collaboratively with the staff and managers to develop criteria for patient care, assess health needs of patients, and evaluate outcomes of nursing interventions.

The time spent in each of the role components varies with patient population, unit and department needs and organizational priorities.

This position has system wide responsibility; CNS staff are required to have transportation to be available at all Swedish Medical Center locations as needed.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Shared Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect.

Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them. Required Qualifications : Master's Degree in Nursing with clinical focus from an accredited school of nursing.

Washington Registered Nurse License upon hire. National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire. 3 years of current nursing experience in related clinical area.

Preferred Qualifications : Certification in specialty upon hire. Why Join Providence? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security.

We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others.

We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby / on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards. About the Team Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area.

It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia);

emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound.

Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

Requsition ID : 273069 Company : Swedish Jobs Job Category : Nursing-Patient Facing Job Function : Nursing Job Schedule : Per-Diem Job Shift : Day Career Track : Nursing Department : 390