Clinical Specialist Registered Nurse, Full Time, Operating Room, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ, United States Posted on 03/31/2026 Be the First to Apply

Quality ofCare:

• Supports surgical teams with expert clinical guidance, troubleshooting, and workflow optimization to maintain patient safety, improve Operating Room efficiency, and ensure high‑quality surgical care.
• Collaborateswith the nursing team to provide direct or indirect patient care based onidentifiedpatientneeds.
• Advocates for patients, families, and nursingteammembersto ensure patient rights andanoptimalhealthcareenvironment.
• Assistsin the formation of quality improvement programs utilizing the framework of structure, process and outcome based on national benchmarks.
• Evaluates quality data andtranslatesevidenced basedknowledge intorecommendations to improve the quality of care andclinicalpractice.
• Collaborateswithnursing teammemberstoidentifyinterventions that reflect current scientific knowledge, areevidencebased and consistent with patient and family needs.
• Supports and implements the principles of a High Reliability Organization (HRO)in daily practice
• Advocates for patient safety by identifying risks, escalating concerns, and ensuring adherence to perioperative safety protocols, sterile technique, and regulatory standards.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and makes recommendations to enhance quality of care and nursing practice. Participates in performance improvement activities related to perioperative services.
• Maintains strong knowledge of safety and regulatory standards, including AORN, Joint Commission, CMS, and OSHA requirements.
• Demonstrates thorough understanding of Operating Room procedures, sterile technique, and perioperative best practices.

Education:

• Identifiesthe educational needs ofteam members, patients and families concerning alterations in health, the disease process,current evidence-based treatment for disease processes,the hospital plan of care, and discharge planning.
• Identifiesthe clinical and professional development needs of the nursingteamand develops and provides educational programs and conferences for the staff.
• Supports the training of novicecliniciansby serving as an instructor,role model, and mentor.
• Assistsindesigning orientation and training curriculums.
• Pursues andparticipatesin formal and independent learning activities to enhance knowledge, clinicalcompetencyand professional development.

Administration:

• Participatesin performance improvementactivitiesrelated to area ofspecializationand/orclinicalunit.
• Assistsin policy, protocol,order setand competency development andreview as needed.
• Participates in hospital and system-wide Shared Governance and assists inthedevelopment of clinicalgoals related to nursing.
• Promotes recruitment and retention by providing guidance, support and professional developmentopportunitiestoteam membersand students.
• Promotespositive hospital image throughcollaboration andnetworking.
• Assistsandparticipatesin the preparation for regulatory agency visits and disease specific accreditation visits
• Assistswith the implementation of policies, procedures and protocolsfrom regulatory agencies and helps to promote and improvethehigheststandardsor care.
• Assistsandsupports achieving centers of excellence recognition from professional organizations.

Individual practice:

• Evaluates own clinical and professional performance according to the standards of theappropriate professionaland regulatory bodies.
• Seeks feedback regarding own practice from peers and colleagues and takes action to improve practice.
• Actively pursues continuing educational, academic and certificationopportunities tomaintainongoing competency
• Maintains membership in national organizations for professional development

Ethics:

• Fosters the establishment of an ethical environment that supports the rights of all participants. Contributes to the resolution of ethical dilemmas.
• Serves as a mentor and role modeltopeersand team members.

Research:

• Evaluates existing practice based on current research findings andtranslates this knowledgeinto practice.
• Promotes evidenced based practice in the clinical and professional environment.
• Supports dissemination of internal EBP and research projects at the local, system, and national level.

Collegiality:

• Identifiesandparticipatesin opportunities to share skills, knowledge, and strategies for patient care and system improvement.
• Promotes a learning environment that enables nursing and other healthcare personnel to makeoptimalcontributions thataffectthe healthcare system.
• Participates in professional organizations, enterprise-wide committees, and Shared Governanceto address issues of concern in meeting patient needs and improving nursing practice

Collaboration:

• Collaborates with other disciplines in consultation, teaching, management, and research activities to improve outcomes in nursing practice and enhance the healthcare environment.
• Utilizes the Shared Governance forum to provide support for enhancing education, practice, and quality improvement.
• Collaborates withnursemanagers and directorstoidentifyclinical activities tofacilitateprofessional growth ofteam membersand areas of unit scopeandrole expansion.