CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST-LEVEL IV NEONATAL ICU

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST-LEVEL IV NEONATAL ICU

Req #: 233195
Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-CLINICAL EDUCATION
Job Location: UW Medical Center - Montlake
Posting Date: 09/20/2024
Closing Info: Open Until Filled
Salary: $8,845 - $15,151 per month
Shift: First Shift
Benefits: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.

UW Medical Center-Montlake has an opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for our Level IV Neonatal ICU.

Responsibilities:
(but not limited to)

1. Provides leadership to nursing team members.
2. Acts as a clinical expert and resource for nursing care for the neonatal patient.
3. Provides information and resources to enhance nursing practice and elevate nursing skills.
4. Leads the development of evidence-based protocols and policies, promotes clinical standards and practice improvements, and evaluates outcomes.
5. Advances neonatal nursing by sharing expertise and knowledge through publications and presentations at professional meetings/conferences.
6. Leads selected projects or programs focusing on quality and patient safety initiatives.
7. Fosters collegial relationships with members of the CNS UW Medical Center team and in other hospitals or agencies.
8. Collaborates with nursing staff and managers to assess nursing practice and identify staff learning needs.
9. Maintains certification(s) and participates in continuing education activities.
10. Promotes the professional advancement of the nursing team.

Schedule: 100% Day Shift

Skills:

1. Working in an interdisciplinary collaborative team environment.
2. Exemplary communication.
3. Interpersonal skills.
4. Leadership.
5. Clinical expertise in quality outcomes.

Requirements:

1. Master of Nursing or higher.
2. Graduated from an accredited school of Nursing.
3. Licensed to practice in the state of WA as an RN.
4. Five or more years of nursing experience.
5. Five or more years of recent level IV NICU experience.
6. Certification RNC-NIC or CCRN-Neonatal.
7. Equivalent experiences and education may be substituted for required education.

About UW Medical Center-Montlake:
UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

About UW Medicine:
UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.#J-18808-Ljbffr