Clinical Nurse Specialist- Emergency Medicine FT

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Emergency Medicine (FT)

Do you have a passion for advancing patient care and fostering innovation in emergency medicine? Become an essential part of our team and help elevate the quality of care provided in emergency departments (EDs) across populations in Atrium Health and Winston Salem markets. Collaborate with us to address pressing challenges of effective pain management and the opioid crisis through the spread of evidence based pain management strategies and treatments for opioid use disorder.   

Key Responsibilities

• Support 27 EDs across Atrium Health and Winston Salem markets.
• Oversee data collection, data management, and performance tracking.
• Assist the Clinical Director with the development of policies, treatment guidelines, and educational content for emergency department (ED) nurses and providers.
• Identify non-pharmacologic services, such as physical therapy consultations, to incorporate into participating EDs.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Director on semi-annual progress reports to the project funder, addressing quality of care for underserved populations in relation to the Disparity Impact Statement.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management with excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in quality improvement, including conducting Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.
• Significant expertise in developing and delivering educational content to nurses and healthcare providers.
• Clinical proficiency in caring for diverse patient populations.
• Ability to design and implement initiatives that consider individual preferences and social determinants of health.

Workplace Flexibility

• Hybrid Work: Enjoy the flexibility to work both remotely and in-office.
• Flexible Schedules: Customize your work hours to align with your personal and professional priorities, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

Grant-Funded Opportunity This position is supported by grant funding, providing the unique chance to innovate and create lasting change in emergency care practices.

Job Summary

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse who influences patient care outcomes through three spheres of impact: patient and family, nurses and nursing practice, and organizations & systems. Within the patient sphere, the CNS provides and supports safe, evidenced based and culturally sensitive care. Within the nursing sphere, the CNS leads the advancement of nursing practice to drive nursing excellence and promote a positive practice environment. Within the organizational sphere, the CNS designs initiatives that improve outcomes, optimize resources and drive system strategic goals.

Core Elements of CNS Practice:

• Promotes patient safety and quality outcomes through clinical inquiry and clinical judgment.
• Demonstrates specialty/advanced practice clinical expertise in caring for diverse patient populations.
• Optimizes resource utilization and coordination of care throughout the patient encounter and across the continuum.
• Supports and designs processes for patients and families to safely navigate a complex health care system.
• Creates and translates best evidence into clinical practice.
• Supports a just culture by identifying the root causes of issues to differentiate among failures in the system, educational needs, and/or compliance issues.
• Collaborates to facilitate interprofessional safe practice through shared decision making.
• Fosters an inclusive and respectful workplace culture through authentic leadership and intentional communication.
• Diagnoses and manages patients' acute and chronic health problems within an advanced practice nursing framework.
• Collaborates with senior executive leaders to design and support the nursing strategic plan.
• Aligns CNS led initiatives with the organization’s strategic plan, mission, and vision.
• Advocates for equitable healthcare by designing and employing initiatives that consider individual preferences and social determinants of health.

Essential Functions

• Conducts comprehensive, holistic wellness to illness assessments using evidence- base techniques and tools.
• Synthesizes assessment data, advanced knowledge, and experience, using critical thinking and clinical judgment to formulate differential diagnoses for clinical problems amendable to CNS intervention.
• Designs initiatives to meet the multifaceted needs of complex patients that integrate health equity strategies to eliminate disparities.