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Clinical Nurse Specialist Behavioral Health\Psychiatric
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Date: 11/26/2009
Location: Chicago, IL
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Clinical Nurse Specialist Behavioral Health\Psychiatric - 22182
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This qualified candidate must have:
*Masters degree in Nursing with 3-5 years recent experience in clinical setting
*Current RN license in Illinois
*Specialty certification
*Current National Certification that meets *Illinois State requirement for Advanced Practice Nurse as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
*CPR certification
Member of a Professional Nursing Organization
*Working knowledge of managed care environment
Global perspective of changing health care environment
*Ability to prioritize work
*Basic computer skills
*Effective interpersonal communication skills
*Presentation skills
*Utilization of critical thinking in timely decision-making
*Basic finance and statistics skills
*HJ
Job Description:
Current opening for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Behavioral Health/Psychiatric.
Illinois Masonic Medical Center is part of Advocate Health Care, one of the top health systems in the country and the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois. A 551-licensed bed teaching hospital that serves the health care and wellness need of Chicago's north and northwest sides.
One of only four Level I trauma centers in Chicago, the highest designation awarded by the state with trauma surgeons and nurses who treat those with critical injuries. A 30-bed neonatal intensive care unit and Level III perinatal center, the highest designation by the stat, provides the most sophisticated care to high-risk mothers and babies. Thirty four intensive care unit beds which have around-the-clock simultaneous audio and video monitoring of ICU patients by board-certified critical care specialists through the electronic intensive care unit (eICU) care program.
A shared governance program involves the bedside nurse in decision making that relate to their clinical practice. It is a model in which nurses' input is important and valued, and patient care is improved. STEPs, a clinical ladder program, recognizes and rewards professional nursing practitioners engaged in direct patient care at all levels of development, from novice to expert.
Great opportunity for a qualified, value-driven clinical nurse specialist to join a healthcare organization that is well known for its dedication to quality patient care. The Dyad Model of Practice is a model that combines a partnership of Nurse Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist to achieve the goal of optimal outcomes for the patient population in a cost-effective manner. In addition to providing direct patient care, Clinical Nurse Specialists at AIMMC will assess and develop staff competency by establishing standards of patient care, implementing evidence-based practice and promoting the advancement of professional nursing practice. This will occur through education, role modeling, research, and implementation of new technology.
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