Description
Sentara Heart Hospital located in Norfolk, VA is looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join the team.
Sentara Heart Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) with Cardiac and /or Critical Care experience. The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse .
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will work alongside the Cardiac ICU and Advanced Heart Failure unit managers to lead quality initiatives, develop and implement evidence-based improvement projects, and support the direct care nurses with education and just-in-time training. The CNS also provides direct patient consulting through many avenues on the unit, including interdisciplinary rounds, direct care nurse support, and direct specialty patient education and care. The role relies on expertise with patient specialties including Critical Care, Left Ventricular Assist Devices, Heart Transplantation, and Pulmonary Hypertension.
The Cardiac ICU (CICU) is a 10-bed unit that provides care for cardiac non-surgical cases, pulmonary hypertension, heart attack, heart failure, sepsis, shock, and other ICU-level care needs.
The Advanced Heart Failure Unit (AFHu) is a 24-bed unit that provides care for patients with severe heart failure, pre-/post-heart transplant, the Total Artificial Heart, and pulmonary hypertension.
Requirements
Education:
Masters of Nursing MSN
Certification/Licensure:
Virginia RN License, Virginia or Compact/Multi-State Eligible.
Certified Clinical Nursing Specialist in Virginia
All Direct Care RN's required to have BLS within 90 days of hire and ACLS within 1 year of hire.
Experience:
Two years 2 of clinical experience (required)
Professional clinical experience in the area of cardiac or critical care (preferred)
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