Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist, ICU Clinical Nurse Specialist (Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Specialist)
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, or Navy.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN); Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician; Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Allergy/Immunization Technician; Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Independent Duty Medical Technician; Clinical Nurse, Obstetrical; Dental Assistant Helper; Flight Nurse; Health Services Management Journeyman; Physician Assistant, Aeromedical
Army Public Health Nurse; Certified Nurse Midwife; Emergency Nursing; Family Nurse Practitioner; Medical Specialist Corps Officer; Medical Surgical Nurse; Nurse Corps Officer; Perioperative Nurse; Physician Assistant; Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse; Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner
Health Services Technician; Physician's Assistant
Clinical Specialist, Nursing; Critical Care Nurse; Emergency/Trauma Nurse; Nurse Anesthetist; Perioperative Nurse; Physician's Assistant; Primary Care Nurse Practitioner; Professional Registered Nurse; SC - Nurse Corps - General
What they do:
Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.
On the job, you would:
- Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care.
- Develop and maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or patient care standards, based on evidence-based practice guidelines or expert opinion.
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Dependability
- Leadership
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Presentation software
Medical software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite
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master's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the Coast Guard:
Health Services Technician; Physician's Assistant
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