Current Employees:

If you are a current employee, please apply via the internal career site by logging into your Workday Account and clicking the "Career" icon on your homepage.

Primary Location

Rapid City, SD USA

Department

RCH Heart and Vascular Unit - Nursing

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Starting Pay Rate Range

$93,038.40 - $116,292.80

(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary

Responsible for nursing practice management of selected at-risk or complex patients and aggregate patient populations in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and health care team members. The clinical nurse specialist is accountable for assisting in the design, implementation, and measurement of safe, cost-effective, evidence-based care strategies. Must maintain current professional knowledge and contribute to the advancement of practice through the continuum of care.

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions (extra pay for working evening, nights or weekends)

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Optimizing patient care by serving as an expert clinician and consultant for nursing staff to help achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
• Performing health assessments and develops individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Collaborates to create evidence-based nursing practices, policies and procedures. 
• Considering differential diagnoses and making clinical recommendations.
• Consulting with patients and their families on how to best to implement medical recommendations and manage their conditions.
• Staying up to date with the latest developments in nursing practice and contributing to research.
• Demonstrable experience in collaborating with staff, administration, and managing resources.
• Ability to identify and facilitate educational programs or in-service training sessions.
• In-depth knowledge of best nursing practices and standards, clinical research and advancements in the field of cardiovascular nursing.
• Promote effective and collaborative communication through excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills.
• Lead and participate in systematic quality improvement and patient safety initiatives based on problem/trend identification, gap analysis and process evaluation that help drive practice changes throughout the organization.
• All other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Required:

Education - Master's degree in Clinical Nurse Specialist

Certifications - Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
Experience - 3+ years of Acute Registered Nurse Experience

Physical Requirements:
Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Job Category

Nursing

Job Family

Acute Nursing

Shift

Employee Type

Regular

10 Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc.

Make a difference.  Every day.

Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.