Nursing Career Options

Cardiac (heart) Care Nurse: See Telemetry/Cardiac Care Nurse

Case Manager: Is responsible for patient education/monitoring the patient's well being, identifying resources, and coordinating care for a specific/targeted patient populations. The role of the Case Manager may vary, and in some settings, may be considered an Advanced Practice Role in which some of the care decisions are governed by approved protocols.

Certified Nurse Midwife (delivers babies): This role requires advanced study and certification. The Nurse Midwife provides care for low risk women/family before pregnancy, during pregnancy, through the childbirth experience, and after delivery.

Children

Clinic/Office Nurse: Provides patient care in settings such as, physician offices, surgicenters, and medical office buildings. Responsibilities include preparing patients for examinations, wound care, injections, and clerical duties.

Clinical Nurse Educator: Responsible for staff development, program evaluation, in-services, New Graduate Nurse Orientation, staff competencies, Quality Improvement Assessment/Plan Development, and assessment/evaluation of regulatory compliance.

Clinical Nurse Specialist: The clinical nurse specialist is a BRN certified RN who is an advanced practice nurse providing expert clinical practice, research, education, consultation and clinical leadership with an identified patient population. The scope of clinical nurse specialist practice includes patients, nursing personnel and organization systems. Clinical nurse specialists work in direct patient care and indirect patient care activities that affect a broad range of patients.

Critical Care Nurse: (Adult/Pediatric/Neonate) provides care for critically ill patients in a highly technical and ongoing monitoring environment, and supports the family during the crisis. Evaluates the need for resources and recommends referrals as indicated. This role requires specialized training and the ability to assess and recognize subtle changes in a patient's condition.

Dialysis Nurse: Requires additional training and certification. Provides care for patients with acute/chronic kidney (renal) failure. This complex care may require blood product transfusions, monitoring vital signs, laboratory values, and the removal of excess fluid and efforts to normalize and or reduce elevated electrolytes using treatments such as hemodialysis machines, or peritoneal dialysis.