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Specialist Nurse Practice INF

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CommonSpirit Health

Bakersfield, California

Eligibility
RN
Unit
Nurse Practice

Posted Sep 11

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Pay and benefits

Against the board
In range for California staff rolesCalifornia staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $88/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $69/hr, across 2018 postings.
  • medical
  • prescription drug
  • dental
  • vision plans
  • life insurance
  • paid time off
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  • tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k)

What's around it?

In Bakersfield, CA· © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent
$1,472/mo
Household income
$80,540/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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From Census ACS 2024.

About this role

As our Specialist, Nurse Practice, you will function as an expert clinician and educator, instrumental in elevating clinical care and outcomes across our nursing staff. Every day, you will collaborate with nursing staff, nursing managers, nursing directors, education services, the Director of Nursing Standards and Practice, and physicians. This involves monitoring the clinical care of patients and providing essential clinical support to improve patient care, staff satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and patient outcomes.

You will embody the roles of expert clinician, educator, role model, patient advocate, change agent, leader, and cost-effective practitioner, actively driving best practices and continuous improvement within nursing. Performance Expectations: Establishes and maintains standards of care, utilizing the nursing process; provides and demonstrates quality nursing care by initiating individualized care plans, problem solving, utilization of hospital and community resources, and collaboration with other health professionals. Evaluates, plans, develops and coordinates Dendrion patient care, pheresis patient care and intrathecal patient care in line with best evidence in each area.

Evaluates, plans, develops and implements the quality of care through such activities as staff and environmental rounding, audits for the purpose of identifying problems which are common to nursing, planning and administering staff and patient education when needed, policy review, writing and updating, assuring that EMR and drug regimens are up to date and in line with best evidence, Assists with the development, communication, and implementation of established standards, policies, procedures and protocols. Offers regular feedback, guidance and support to staff. Educator

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