Clinical Specialist

• RN License
• BSN  required
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• 4+ years of clinical experience in the specialty/patient population of the care area/unit/service line
• 2+ years’ experience in a unit leadership role (including Charge Nurse, Team Lead, Resource RN, or RN IV-level at UAMS or similar leadership roles)
• National Nursing Certification in specialty within 2 years of hire
• Able to follow oral and written instructions and communicate with other effectively
• Ability to document services provided
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance organizations/agencies
• Excellent customer relations skills
• Understands and abides by confidentiality policies

• Master’s in Nursing 
• Experience in an academic medical setting
• National Nursing Certification in the specialty area of for the position
• Knowledgeable in medical terminology

Stand: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Walk: Occasionally

Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop or reach overhead: Frequently

Lift and carry weight: 25 lbs

Push and pull weight: 25 lbs

Use hands to touch, handle or feel: Frequently

Talk: Continuously

Hear: Continuously

Taste or smell: Occasionally

Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

• →Clinical Specialist Role – The CS role focuses on overseeing clinical nurse practice for a given care area/specialty/patient population and promotes nursing excellence. Typical activities include:
• →Staff development/Education – new graduate and new-hire RN education and orientation, needs assessment and continuing education for unit staff, annual skills fairs, and competency validation. Promotes advancing education and national certification in specialty and progression through the nursing clinical ladder.
• →Shared Governance – support unit/service line-based councils and engage frontline staff in decision-making, including centralized councils; participate in divisional and organizational committees to represent role, specialty, and patient population.
• →Quality Improvement – Evaluate and assess patient experience and nursing-sensitive quality indicators and outcomes for the patient population; lead and engage in quality improvement initiatives, data-driven decision-making, and multidisciplinary engagement to promote high-quality care.
• →Evidence-based Practice – Evaluation of current practice and implementation of emerging care practices specific to patient population; policy review and revision; translation of theory into practice
• →Research – engaging in nursing-led research studies
• →Regulatory Readiness – Understands regulatory compliance standards and facilitates staff readiness through chart tracers and environmental rounds. Prepares staff for upcoming regulatory surveys and supports staff during regulatory site surveys
• →Organizational/System Leadership – Participate/lead system-level projects and initiatives, work with organizational committees to represent department/unit/patient population at a system level; Partner with Nursing Informatics to optimize the electronic health record; partner with value analysis to evaluate current medical equipment and supplies;
• → Customer Service:  Interacts with, and assists, the public in a professional and friendly manner as needed. Demonstrates effective communication skills; communicates accurate and complete information; maintains strict confidentiality when necessary. Demonstrates positive working relationships with co-workers, management team, and ancillary departments; follows the Core Concepts of Patient and Family Centered Care and the Basic Code of Conduct Guidelines. Assists internal and external stakeholders, as needed, with exceptional customer service.
• →Other duties as assigned.

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.