Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.The Clinical Nurse Specialist provides clinical and administrative direction and leadership necessary for staff to attain our mission, vision, and values. They are a key/vital member of our health care team, coordinating, leading and implementing patient outcome improving patient care delivery. They are the foundation upon which our values are built and solidified in assuring our patients receive personalized, high-quality care.Required Behaviors:As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.Required Qualifications:Masters DegreeCurrent RN licensure by the State Board of Nursing of New Mexico or compact (multi-state) licenseClinical Nurse Specialist CertificationPrevious CNS experience in specialty specific patient care and evidence-based practicePrevious Management experienceStrong clinical assessment and decision-making skillsDemonstration effective interpersonal skillsSelf-motivation and accountabilityTeam orientedPreferred Qualifications:Board certification in nursing leadership (i.e., CNML, CENP, or NE-BC)Duties and Responsibilities:Patient Care:Uses expert knowledge regarding the health care needs of the individual, family and communityCollaborates with other members of the health care team with complex care patients and other clinical challengesCarries out specialty specific therapeutic regimens in accordance with evidence-based care standards and regulatory expectationsPractices in alignment with the New Mexico Board of Nursing and the national certifying nursing organizationClinical Leadership:Leads quality and outcome improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomesEnsures that patients and families are provided discharge education on disease prevention and managementProvides leadership in nursing practice and serves as a role model for other registered nursesDevelops policies and procedures to enhance clinical practices and that align with regulatory expectationsFinancial and Strategic Management:Understands health care economics and health care public policy.Demonstrates strong financial aptitude.Exhibits strong business planning and project management abilities.Identifies opportunities and provides direction for program development in the in-patient and clinic settings.Human Resource Management and Leadership:Knowledgeable in various recruitment and interviewing techniques.Committed to all aspects of employee development including scope of practice.Quality and Performance Improvement:Consistently displays a commitment to improving quality performance.Actively participates in departmental and organizational quality initiatives.Assures the safety of patients and staff is maintained.Relationship Management and Influencing Behaviors:Exhibits effective communication and negotiation skills.Can lead a team and crosses boundaries to facilitate collaboration.Interface with, and cultivate relations with, professional and community partners.Understands one’s values, beliefs, and attitudes and how they affect interactions with others.Shared Decision-Making:Understands the structure and process of shared governance.Promotes and implements shared decision-making structures and processes.Personal and Professional Accountability:Actively participants in personal and professional growth and development.Practices and supports nursing standards and scopes of practice.Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:                                                     Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and StewardshipOther duties as assignedPhysical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:Prolonged sittingFrequent InterruptionsExposure to weather when walking between the CFWE and the Main HospitalMay have to work professionally with uncooperative, angry applicants and employees while upholding the mission, visions and values of SJRMC