Clinical Nurse Specialist - Emergency Department

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Emergency Department - 40 Hours/Week - Day Shift

About the Department

Join our dynamic team at Henry Ford Health, serving Macomb County's vibrant and fast-growing communities. Located near the beautiful Lake St. Clair, our facility offers a high-acuity hub for patient care, blending suburban comfort with easy access to Detroit. This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a healthcare environment that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence in patient care.

Role Overview

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will provide leadership and clinical expertise within the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) spheres of impact. You will directly support patients, develop registered nurses at the point of care, and lead initiatives to improve access, quality, and safety in a cost-effective manner. Your role is crucial in enhancing patient care through evidence-based practice and innovation.

Why Henry Ford Health

At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.

What You Will Do

• Provide expert comprehensive nursing care directly to patients.
• Support and develop registered nurses at the point of care.
• Serve as a leader in redesigning systems to improve access, quality, and safety.
• Utilize the best evidence and innovations in practice to improve patient care.
• Function as a leadership team member, partnering with Nurse Managers/Directors to assure competence, practice standards, orientation, and education.
• Serve as a clinical expert, providing teaching, mentoring, consulting, research, management, and systems improvement in a specific practice area or patient population.

What We Offer

At Henry Ford Health, we offer opportunities for career growth, collaboration with a diverse team of professionals, and the chance to engage in mission-driven work that makes a real difference. You¿ll have access to continuous learning and development, empowering you to advance your skills and contribute to innovative healthcare solutions.

Join Our Team

Ready to make a meaningful impact? Apply now to join our team at Henry Ford Health and help us continue to provide exceptional care to our patients and communities.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree or higher in Nursing.
• Three to five (3-5) years of progressively more responsible experiences as a registered nurse in a clinical setting.
• Evidence of expertise in clinical knowledge, skill, and judgment directly linked to specialty area of expertise.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective inter-personnel and inter-departmental relationships.
• Ability to apply the concepts of learning theory in planning and implementing educational activities.
• Excellent leadership and teaching abilities.
• Current Michigan Registered Nurse license and Michigan Clinical Nurse Specialist license.
• Advanced Practice CNS Certification (ANCC or AACN) in respective specialty population (Adult-Gerontology, Adult, Neonatal, Pediatric) or certification by portfolio per State of Michigan.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS/NRP) as required specific to position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in Nursing.
• Experience in a leadership role within a healthcare setting.

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