Clinical Nurse Specialist Outpatient Oncology AdventHealth Maitland

Location Address: 901 North Lake Destiny Maitland,FL

Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth 

• Faith based & mission driven organization
• CREATION Health employee wellness and lifestyle programs
• Positive working climate to support a work life balance

Work Hours/Shift:

• Full Time; M-F 8a-5p

• Supports complex patient care issues, identifies patients at risk for suboptimal outcomes and proposes a proactive plan of care.  Coordinates and/or supports patient education programs and evaluates impact of patient education programs.
• Interprets and/or establishes practice standards, policy and procedures, standards of care, protocols, and critical pathways.  Monitors practice standards and evaluates impact on patient care.
• Identifies problematic systems/ process issues, develops plans to improve, and monitors outcomes.  Develops/implements process improvement and/or clinical best practice initiatives at the organizational and unit level.
• Acts as a change agent, evaluates environment for change-readiness, and develops and implements plans for change.  Monitors change driven outcomes.
• Monitors and evaluates nursing practice.  Identifies professional growth needs of the nursing staff.  Implements and evaluates a plan to address nursing staff, growth, and development needs.  Evaluates the impact of staff education on patient care. 

What Will You Need:        

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Masterâ™s degree in clinical nursing specialty
• Three to five yearsâ™ experience in specialty (qualifying specialties outlined in Florida State Board of Nursing documentation)

• Past teaching experience in formal/informal settings

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Current, valid State of Florida or multi state license as a registered professional nurse
• Current registration with Florida State Board of Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Certification is required for Clinical Nurse Specialist serving the Diabetes and/or Oncology populations.  For other populations, certification is preferred

• Directly or indirectly plans, implements, and evaluates patient and family specific care appropriate to the complexity of the problems and resources of the system
• Uses clinical inquiry to improve clinical practice and service outcomes
• Assesses and evaluates care delivery models; implements changes based on outcome data
• Develops education programs to improve patient outcomes and quality of care
• Supports the practice of nursing through presentations, publications, research and involvement in professional organizations
• Contributes within the institution to establish clinical best practice system processes
• Coordinates with multiple disciplines to solve system issues
• Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.