Educator - Clinical Nurse Specialist - Case Management Team - Renton WA
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Renton
Posted on: January 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Description: EDUCATOR - CLINICAL NURSE
SPECIALIST - CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM - INPATIENT, ER AND ADVANCED
URGENT CARE DISCHARGE PLANNING Monday- Friday, rotating weekend
on-call every 6th weekend MCG Certification, MCG Instructor
Certification, EPIC proficient - CCM Certification a plus! Job
Summary: Provides in-depth clinical expertise in a defined area of
nursing practice; e.g., wound care, oncology, geriatric care,
critical care/emergency, behavioral health, hospice, etc. Develops
and ensures quality standards that are evidence based for nursing
practice to a specific patient population. Provides advanced
clinical practice education, consultation, research and
administration. Participates in and may lead components of staff
orientation, skill assessment, development and implementation of
specific clinical curriculum for nursing staff. May be responsible
for leadership, development, monitoring and implementation of
quality and population based care programs. Essential
Responsibilities: - Establishes and monitors care standards and
makes effective recommendations for changes in clinical practice.
Collaborates with nursing staff in assessing patient, family
age-specific nursing needs and develops plan of care for complex,
high-risk patients. Evaluates the effectiveness of care. Makes
recommendations to change standards of care or standards or
practice based on research. Defines and implements best nursing
practices. Provides consultation to physicians, nurses and other
health care providers in meeting care needs of individual or groups
of patients in outpatient and/or inpatient settings. - Assesses
staff knowledge and identifies competency-based educational needs
of staff. Designs and implements educational programs to ensure
high quality staff knowledge and skills. Introduces new
techniques/innovation based on advanced practice trends. Staff
assessment authorityincludes recommendation to managers regarding
need for corrective action of individual staff. Provides input into
performance evaluations regarding clinical competence and provides
coaching and counseling. May assist in interviewing and in some
situations, supervising staff. - Designs teaching programs for
patients/families and provides assistance to nursing staff in
program implementation. Develops or leades development of
interdisciplinary plans of care for complex and high risk patients.
- Participates in and consults in setting the direction for quality
performance and improvement standards, monitoring and evaluating
outcomes. May collect and analyze data regarding patient care
outcomes, trends, morbidity andmortality. May have other
responsibilities unique to the defined area of nursing practice
including the provision of direct patient care, writing grant fund
proposals, department liaison, etc. Basic Qualifications:
Experience - Minimum three (3) years of recent clinical experience.
Education - Masters degree in Nursing or other healthcare related
field. License, Certification, Registration - Registered Nurse
License (Washington) required at hire OR Compact License:
Registered Nurse required at hire - Basic Life Support required at
hire Additional Requirements: - Clinical expertise in area of
specialty. - Negotiation, facilitation, presentation and computer
skills. - Program development, evaluation, individual skills
assessment and adult learning theory. Preferred Qualifications: -
Clinical nurse specialist experience in area of specialty. - Wound
care certification or other certification specific to the area of
clinical practice. (e.g., wound care, PALS, ACLS), preferred by
date of hire/transfer. - Prior public speaking and knowledge of
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington or other health care
system. - Quality and process improvement methodology and
translation into clinical practice.
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