Clinical Specialist RN, Day Shift, Medical Surgical Nursing

Shady Grove Medical CenterIf you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Clinical Specialist RN for our Med Surg Department who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a Clinical Specialist RN you will: •Outcomes Manager: Establishes strategic plan, provides resources and has a clear vision for specialty/service line. Synthesizes data, information and knowledge to evaluate and achieve optimal client outcomes. Uses metrics with the interdisciplinary team to identify areas of opportunity and facilitates process and patient outcomes improvements. Serves as an active consultative member of quality or performance improvement councils.•Educator: Uses appropriate teaching principles and strategies to teach healthcare professionals. Recommends specific programming to build clinical skill set of staff.•Micro-Systems Analyst/Risk Anticipator: Actively involved in safety initiatives at the department and interdepartmental levels to improve care outcomes within the micro-system of care.•Advocacy: Advocate for professional Nursing practice and the interdisciplinary health care team. Advocates for resources for safe delivery of patient care related to labor, equipment & facilities in specialty area with a global perspective.•Information Manager: Uses health information systems and technology to improve health care outcomes and to obtain evidence-based practices. Recommends tools to effectively evaluate, summarize an communicate patient's progress toward outcomes to members of the healthcare team, patient and family.•Clinician: Innovator/integrator and evaluator of professional Nursing practice to individuals, families, groups, communities and populations. Make recommendations regarding the collection of holistic assessments and Nursing practice at the point of care with particular emphasis on health promotion and risk reduction services, utilizing the best available evidence. Oversees development & implementation of care delivery model, establishes clear expectations. Qualifications include:•Minimum: Graduate of an approved, accredited school of nursing and completion of a Master's degree in Nursing with an emphasis on the Clinical Nurse Specialist role and required competencies.•Preferred: Extensive clinical knowledge of the specific patient populationRelated Experience•Minimum: Three years acute care nursing experience in specific area of specialty (i.e. ICU, PACU). Progressive experience in health care including involvement in direct patient care, educating staff and system-level problem solving.•Preferred: Demonstrated ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, Ability to handle multiple/changing priorities and deal with stresses associated with a patient care environment such as emergencies, time pressures, varying patient emotions/attitudes/conditions, etc.•Minimum:Licensed Registered Professional NurseBasic Life Support (BLS) certificationNational clinical certification in assigned area of practice within 6 months of employment•Preferred:ACLS or other technical certifications as per area assigned within 12 months.Work Schedule:Full Time Day Shift, Monday-Friday, 40 hrs/wk#GR8 Nursing#AHCNursing24To apply, please email your CV/resume and aacord@adventisthealthcare.comPay Range:$83,112.12 - $124,675.20In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount or if the position is Per Diem (offering a fixed rate), salary discussions will occur during the screening process.United States of America (Exempt)At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.We do this by offering:Work life balance through nonrotating shiftsRecognition and rewards for professional expertiseFree Employee parkingMedical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hireEmployer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)Paid Time OffEmployer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting periodVoluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insuranceSubsidized childcare at participating childcare centersTuition ReimbursementEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) supportAs a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. 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