UNC Health Care: Rn Clinical Nurse Specialist – Cardiovascular

The essential duties of a Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Cardiovascular Department include: Supporting patient safety initiatives by maintaining an environment of safety for patients, self and others Assessing clients’ health status Identifying alternative possibilities as the nature of a healthcare problem Diagnosing and managing collective clients’ acute and chronic health problems within an advanced practice nursing framework Assessing and monitoring the usage and effect of pharmacologic agents Prescribing and implementing therapeutic and corrective non-pharmacologic nursing interventions Planning for situations beyond the clinical nurse specialist’s expertise and consulting with or referring clients to other health care providers Formulating strategies to promote wellness and prevent illness Promoting and practicing in collegial and collaborative relationships with clients, families, individuals and other health care professionals Initiating, establishing and utilizing measures to evaluate health care outcomes and modifying nursing practice decisions Assuming leadership for the application of research findings S ynthesizing and analyzing multiple sources of data Integrating education, consultation, management, leadership and research into the clinical nurse specialist role Other duties as assigned.