Clinical Nurse Specialist - Critical Care

Using the Synergy Model, the Sr Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS):

Supports, supervises, and evaluates staff new to a clinical setting during their first 90 to 180 days (18 months at PAMC) on the unit.

Acts within the nurse-patient, nurse-nurse, and nurse-system spheres.

Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach in the provision of health care, within a specialty area.

Responsible for the promotion of excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of clinical standards of practice and establishing competency standards for staff members.

Demonstrates a firm knowledge base and clinical expertise, function as a clinical resource, conduct and facilitate patient care consultation, and provide resources to assess the impact of appropriate practice on patient outcomes.