Clinical Nurse Specialist - Adult Acute Care

Phoenix-based Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country. The system owns or manages 20 acute-care hospitals, six long term care centers and an array of other services, including family clinics, home care services, a nursing registry and home medical equipment services, in nine western and Midwestern states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming.Banner Health medical centers offer a variety of specialized services, including heart care, cancer treatment, delivery of high-order multiple births, organ transplants, bone marrow transplants, rehabilitation services, and behavioral health services. The system is also involved in cutting-edge research aimed at helping patients suffering from some of the most serious diseases and conditions, including spinal cord injuries and Alzheimer’s disease.Shift: DayCategory: Registered Nurses/Externs/PositionsDepartment: Prof Practice, Dvlp, RschFacility: Banner Desert Medical CenterShift Hours: ..Hours Per Week: 40Overview: Seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for the adult general medical and surgical population.Responsibilities: The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is a professional nurse, who, through graduate study and supervised nursing practice, has become an expert clinician and patient advocate in a particular specialty or sub-specialty of nursing practice. The CNS is expected to apply in depth knowledge in their specialty area directly and indirectly in interventions with patients, families, and staff thereby enhancing the quality of care for a specific patient population. The CNS actualizes the role through direct patient contact, consultation, utilization of research and contributions to management. The ability to influence is essential to effective CNS practice and is a manifestation of the CNS professional attributes of leadership, collaboration, and consultation skills.