Clinical Nurse Specialist - Critical Care

Location:
Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Hours: Full Time (40 Hours Weekly) Day Shift

Job Description

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS): Acts within the nurse-patient, nurse-nurse, and nurse-system spheres. Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach in the provision of health care, within a specialty area. Is responsible for the promotion of excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of clinical standards of practice and establishing competency standards for staff members. Will demonstrate a firm knowledge base and clinical expertise, function as a clinical resource, conduct and facilitate patient care consultation, and provide resources to assess the impact of appropriate practice on patient outcomes. **
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Required Qualifications:

Master's Degree from a clinical nurse specialist program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. (NLNAC). Or
D.O. From a clinical nurse specialist program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. (NLNAC).
Alaska Registered Nurse License upon hire.
National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.
Current certification as CNS, certification is preferred in area of specialty upon hire.
Current certification in area of specialty (i.e., CEN, CCRN) upon hire.
3 years of Registered nursing experience in area of specialty.