Franciscan Health Indianapolis Campus8111 S Emerson Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46237
Clinical experts are a special breed. They are able to provide all the skill-based, compassionate care you’d expect from a nurse while also thinking outside the box. Our unit clinical experts apply research in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the patient plan of care on a specific nursing inpatient unit. They take nursing one step further and constantly strive to improve patient care.
WHO WE ARE
With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in providing compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Part Time-8 hours per week
Medical 4 South Unit
The Unit Clinical Expert is a clinical leader that assumes accountability for patient care outcomes by assimilating and applying research in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the patient plan of care on a specific nursing inpatient unit (or units) within Franciscan Alliance.
This position acts as a clinical resource to staff members providing insight and expertise into complex care issues.
The Unit Clinical Expert works with the Manager of Nursing, and the Clinical Educator in leading the nursing clinical practice area at the microsystem level.
This position collaborates with the systems-based Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) at the macro system level and other members of the Healthcare team to coordinate and guide clinical activities/projects within the microsystem (facility or unit within a facility) that align with macro system level programs.
QUALIFICATIONS
Masters Degree in Nursing with a clinical focus (clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse leader, clinical educator) from a fully accredited graduate program offered by a college or university. The program will be accredited by either the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
2 years Nursing/Patient Care in clinical specialty area
Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
Registered Nurse (RN).
Unit Specific Certifications - Franciscan Alliance
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org
The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Ind., in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois, approximately 20,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Crown Point, Franciscan Health Michigan City, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, Franciscan Health Lafayette East, Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Franciscan Health Carmel, Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Franciscan Health Mooresville, Franciscan Health Hammond, Franciscan Health Dyer, Franciscan Health Munster and Franciscan Beacon Hospital in Indiana; and Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Illinois. For more information, visit FranciscanHealth.org.
With more than 850 primary and specialty care providers at over 260 locations in Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Physician Network is one of the largest and most respected multi-specialty physician networks in the Midwest providing convenient, comprehensive care.
