Clinical Nurse Specialist – CNS – Critical Care - Days

Transformational Nursing At Its Best

NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital merges world-class care with compassion. Established to reverse a shortfall in care in northern Manhattan, the Bronx, Westchester and northern New Jersey, we offer “world-class experience with a community feel”. Our case mix index is one of the highest, yet our measured outcomes are among the best in the nation.

Clinical Nurse Specialist – CNS – Critical Care - Days

Working alongside Columbia doctors, you’ll be an integral partner in the delivery of team-based care to our most critically-ill patients. In this clinical leadership role, you will serve as a change-agent; leveraging your clinical expertise to enhance healthcare delivery and quality outcomes for our 12-bed medical-surgical ICU and 25-bed medical stepdown unit.

Key responsibilities include:  

• Leading quality, safety, and process improvement initiatives

• Developing and implementing action plans in response to changes in benchmark data.

• Identifying and implementing strategies to improve clinical practice.

• Providing expert consultation to nurses caring for complex patients.

• Assessing learning needs and coordinating unit-based education and development initiatives.

• Mentoring nursing and ancillary staff on the application of evidence-based practice

This is a full time position position working Monday-Friday at NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital.

Preferred Criteria

• Experience applying principles of continuous quality improvement  

• CCRN (Adult) or PCCN certification

Required Criteria

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant nursing experience

• NYS RN licensure

• CNS certificate through ANCC or AACN

• Master’s Degree in Nursing or related field if already holds a BSN degree

• BCLS certification from the American Heart Association

• ACLS certification from the American Heart Association required within 90 days of hire/transfer

• Demonstrated skills in leadership, communication, and teamwork