Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Pain Management

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) is a licensed registered professional nurse who is a clinical expert and actively promotes the delivery of evidence-based nursing interventions. Has expertise in one or more specialty nursing areas and/or with specific patient populations. Is often a liaison between inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities

Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives, utilizing information from relevant sources, such as databases and benchmarks; Applies principles of teaching/learning and health literacy to design, provide and evaluate patient and health care provider education; Collaborates effectively with team members and other disciplines; Demonstrates leadership through participating in hospital committees, councils and taskforces; Develops skills for effective communications and team building; Employs strategies to promote health in a safe environment; Implements and evaluates evidence-based nursing interventions; Incorporate ethical principles into healthcare planning and delivery; Promotes efficient delivery of patient care throughout the healthcare system; Seeks opportunities to share expertise and mentor others; Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department

Requirements

High School Graduate; Bachelor Degree Nursing; 2 or more years RN experience; Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days; Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing Registered Nurse in State of Kansas; Home Infusion Roles also require KDADS certification; Secure Nurse Compact License (NCL) within 60 days of date of hire

Nice to have

Master Degree Nursing