Req #: 243386 Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - NURSING DEVELOPMENT Posting Date: 02/18/2025 Closing Info: To ensure consideration, Apply By 02/24/2025 Salary: $10,667 - $15,250 per month Limited Recruitment: **Open to UW Employees only** Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, **click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20240419-a11y.pdf)** **UW Medical Center-Northwest - Nursing Professional Development** has an outstanding opportunity for a **Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)** . **WORK SCHEDULE** + Full time / 100% FTE + Monday - Friday + Day shifts **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** + This is a highly visible position, serving as an expert clinical resource for RNs and other healthcare staff + The CNS will work with key stakeholders, shaping the way we approach perioperative services + UW Medicine is proud to foster a culture that is innovative and collaborative - this position will play a key role in our commitment to providing world class patient care **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** + Oversees house-wide hospital initiatives related to perioperative care + Drives practice changes throughout our organization + Develops and maintains evidence-based nursing policies and protocols + Ensures our practices comply with national guidelines + Promotes clinical standards and practice improvements and evaluates outcomes + Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates educational offerings for staff + Designs curriculum for staff education days, online learning modules, and annual competencies + Evaluates quality outcomes and tracks quality indicator data + Remains current on evidence-based practice specific to perioperative care + Collaborates with cross-campus surgical services leadership, including Operating Room Nurse Managers, Peri-Anesthesia Nurse Managers, Assistant Nurse Managers, and Clinical Nurse Educators to maintain an exemplary level of nursing practice within perioperative services + Co-chairs relevant campus-specific and cross-campus committees + Evaluates new medical products, and directs education when processes or equipment change **REQUIREMENTS** + Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN); or actively working towards a Master's Degree in Nursing + At least 2 years of perioperative nursing experience in an acute care medical center + Active licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State + A Perioperative Nursing Certification (CNOR) or a Perioperative CNS Certification (CNS-CP) is preferred but not required at time of hire **ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST** UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring **Northwest Outpatient Medical Center** and **Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.** **Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest)** **ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. **Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. 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