RN - Clinical Nursing Practice Specialist

The Carle Foundation hiring for RN - Clinical Nursing Practice Specialist jobs in Saint Joseph, IL, US

**Internal Opportunity - Job Share** (part-time Patient Care and part-time Administrative)

This RN will work in a full-time status, part-time in this administrative role and continue to work part-time in current direct patient care position. This position also requires RN experience working in a procedural patient care setting.

The Clinical Nursing Practice Specialist is a shared position and the nurse is required to hold another part time role as a clinical nurse in another department within the Carle Health system. The clinical practice specialist is a high performing clinical nurse well versed in the nursing process, the Illinois Nursing Practice Act, and the scope and standards of nursing. This nurse is responsible for advancing and maintaining best nursing practices in a variety of practice settings. The practice specialist will create strong structures and processes through policy management and standardization of nursing procedure to facilitate the advancement of patient care. The practice specialist will coordinate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure execution of best practices to improve patient outcomes and experience.

• Responsible for advancing nursing practice across Carle Health, including acute, ambulatory, procedural, and community practice settings.
• Fosters implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures in clinical areas of expertise to establish standards for nursing practice.
• Uses new clinical evidence to update nursing policy, practice, and workflow.
• Assists in standardizing practice across Carle Health sites, as appropriate, and in alignment with best practices.
• Works extensively with unit partnership councils, professional governance councils, and other collaborative groups to address concerns with practice and improve patient outcomes and experience.