Clinical Practice Specialist – NICU (Full Time, Days)

At NorthBay Health, The Clinical Practice Specialist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), is a Registered Nurse who coordinates the clinical and educational resources and care standards for the neonatal patient population. 

The Clinical Practice Specialist role, along with other members of the Patient Care Services team, is to promote the provision of effective, high quality patient care to all neonatal patients. The Clinical Practice Specialist participates in the development of evidence based care delivery systems and clinical practice programs.  

The Clinical Practice Specialist works with physicians to establish a collegial and interdisciplinary patient care environment.  The Clinical Practice Specialist will be responsible for facilitating and managing Patient Care Services division special projects as assigned. The Clinical Practice Specialist will be responsible for directing the clinical nursing practice in the NICU, coordinating and assessing NICU education development and clinical competency of the nursing staff in the NICU; and ensuring continued competency through educational programs for both the newly hired and experienced nursing staff.  

The Clinical Practice Specialist will be consulting with staff on complex neonatal critical care nursing issues and will have oversight of comprehensive patient and/or primary caretaker education activities and ensuring implementation of a coordinated and effective discharge planning program.  The following responsibilities are included: oversight of the High-Risk Infant Follow Up Clinic, the Neonatal Resuscitation Program, oversight of clinical nursing practice and patient care delivery, development of personnel, compliance with regulatory and professional standards, fostering of interdisciplinary, collaborative relationships and is accountable for bringing innovative ideas from and to the bedside.  

The Clinical Practice Specialist works collaboratively with Advance Practice Nurses, Learning and Leadership Team members, and nursing leaders to develop and validate the clinical competency of staff. The Clinical Practice Specialist works with physicians in order to establish a collegial and interdisciplinary patient care environment.  The Clinical Practice Specialist is an independent consultant on clinical care issues for patients, families, staff, physicians and other departments. The Clinical Practice Specialist will be responsible for facilitating and managing Patient Care Services division special projects as assigned.