Clinical Nurse Specialist- Medical Surgical ICU

Clinical Nurse Specialist- Medical Surgical ICU at Boston Children's Hospital summary:

The Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Medical Surgical ICU provides expert mentorship and education to nursing staff while actively participating in patient care. This role includes evaluating practices, developing guidelines, and integrating evidence-based strategies to enhance nursing care. With a focus on collaboration and leadership, the specialist contributes to quality improvement and research initiatives in a critical care environment.

This Clinical Nurse Specialist will be responsible for:

• Working as clinical expert who works as a mentor to support and educate staff at the bedside with a multitude of clinical needs from the novice to the expert.
• Actively participating in patient care by evaluating current practice, facilitating development of policies, procedures and guidelines for patient care management, and serving as a subject matter expert in all aspects of nursing care, including wound prevention and management.
• Integrating knowledge, research findings, and experience to support the incorporation of evidence-based practice into excellent bedside nursing care.
• Consulting and collaborating across all disciplines.
• Providing leadership in practices, on committees, in quality improvement initiatives, and in research.
• Working primarily Monday – Friday with occasional evenings and weekends for off-shift educational needs and to provide support during periods of increased unit activity.

To qualify, you must have:

• Master’s degree in Nursing required
• Current Massachusetts RN licensure required
• Current CNS certification granted by Board recognized certifying organization
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills are required.
• Pediatric critical care nursing experience required
• Previous CNS experience and a background in clinical research preferred.

Exciting opportunity in the Critical Care Program at Boston Children’s Hospital for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in our Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit is a 46 bed unit providing critical care services to medical, general surgery, transplantation, neurosurgery, craniofacial reconstruction, orthopedics, otolaryngology, neurology, renal, esophageal atresia, oncology, bone marrow transplantation and trauma patients ranging in age from newborn to adulthood.Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
Keywords:

clinical nurse specialist, medical surgical ICU, critical care nursing, patient care management, evidence-based practice, nursing education, healthcare leadership, mentorship in nursing, interdisciplinary collaboration, wound prevention