RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Heart Institute

Description

Title: RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)



Location: Long Beach



Department: Heart Institute



Status: Full Time



Shift: Days (8 hours)



Pay Range*: $63.35 to $90.51



Bonus: $10,000 sign-on

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.



Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability.Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary



To ensure the provision of progressive, cost effective, quality patient care by advancing the level of nursing practice through expert practice, education, consultation, research and leadership in the spheres of:



· Patient/Family/Population



· Nurses/Nursing Practice



· Organization/System

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

• Provides clinical expertise to direct the nursing process within the specialty population(s) on behalf of the patient and family.
• Provides mentoring, coaching and collaboration to advance evidence based nursing practice.
• Collaborates throughout the organization to identify opportunities and implement strategies to support clinical innovation.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more... Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements



Qualifications/Work Experience:

• Three years related clinical experience in Cardiovascular Services
• Clinical Nurse Specialist experience preferred

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in California required
• Certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist by the State of California required
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Card required
• Current America Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required