Qualifications: Clinical Masters in Nursing, in area of specialization. Graduate of accredited school of nursing. California Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification in area of specialty. Current California RN license. Current CPR certificate. Three (3) years experience in area of specialty required. Demonstrated clinical expertise in area of specialty. Recent project management experience. Prior Clinical Nurse Specialist experience preferred. Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
Preferred Qualifications: Masters in Perinatal Nursing. ACLS, Advanced fetal monitoring.
Duties: Develops area of specialty competency criteria for outcome monitoring of the staff. Assists in interviewing staff and provides input into evaluations regarding clinical competence, participating in the creation, implementation, and follow up of action plans for professional, competency development and recommending terminations when appropriate. Conducts cost/benefit analysis of new clinical technologies resulting in recommendations for implementation and budgets. Provides coaching and counseling to the nursing staff and other health care providers. Participates as a part of management in providing 24 hour clinical leadership by developing standards of practice, policies and procedures for a specialty patient population that are consistent with professional practice standards. Partners with fellow clinical and operational managers in implementing methods and processes in specialty area to support change in nursing practice, care programs and clinical innovation achieving improved patient/family outcomes. Evaluates clinical practice in areas of specialty to ensure community/professional standards are met. Manages high risk patients in the area of specialty in order to achieve safe, high quality, cost effective outcomes for the system. Rounds with the multi disciplinary team in specialty area (any setting & includes community needs assessments). Evaluates policies and procedures for clinical nursing practice in specialty area integrating the evidence from systematic reviews. Facilitates multidisciplinary collaboration based on clinical needs of patient/family related to specialty area. Participates in outcomes research/evidence based practice projects. Identifies clinical quality indicators for specialty populations. Conducts systematic reviews in a specialty area. Implements methods & processes in area of specialty to sustain change in nursing practice, programs of care, and clinical innovation. Active involvement with specialty specific professional organizations as evidenced by participation on the professional organization leadership and operational groups (such as Committees) and/or participation at professional conferences. Develops, implements/coordinates, and evaluates specialty education programs for patient and families. Develops, implements/coordinates, and evaluates specialty training programs for nursing staff, including nurses in the communities. Leads multi disciplinary project teams. Develops, implements and evaluates successful projects using scientific operations management principles and methodologies. Investigates and resolves patient/family/member concerns regarding the delivery of nursing care. Develops, monitors, and supervises policies that integrate business and organization plans in operations. Ensures that patient care and quality standards meet and comply with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policy and procedures, utilization, and clinical performance standards and measures. Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures. In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors. Kaiser Permanente is an EEO/AA Employer.
Notes: The role is built around the five (5) role subcomponents as regulated by the California BRN: Clinical Practice, Research, Education, Leadership and Consultation.
