Nurse specialists are a special breed. They are able to provide all the skill-based, compassionate care you’d expect from a nurse, while also thinking outside the box. Our clinical nurse specialists implement innovative solutions and integrate research into practical care. They process information carefully and support decisions with proven facts. They take nursing one step further and constantly strive to improve surgical care.
WHO WE ARE
With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Advance practice of nursing by implementing innovative alternative solutions that address complex system problems and/or patient care issues.
Serve as clinical expert in the delivery of perioperative patient care.
Assist with the provision of surgical care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
Integrate research into the perioperative clinical environment through the implementation of evidence-based practice.
Develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate educational programs for perioperative patients and their families, staff, and the community.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, act as a change agent to develop system performance standards to improve perioperative patient outcomes.
Perioperative Registered Nurse Experience - REQUIRED
Qualifications: CNS
Required - Certificate Post-Master's Degree CNS certificate if MSN was not focused on the application of the CNS role
Required - Master's Degree Clinical focus program as a CNS
Required - 3 years Clinical area of expertise - Surgical Experience
Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board
Unit Specific Certifications - Franciscan Alliance As Required by Unit
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Qualifications CNS Intern
REQUIRED - Currently enrolled in a Master's degree CNS program
REQUIRED - Must maintain continued enrollment and complete CNS program within 3 years to remain eligible for the CNS Intern position.
REQUIRED - Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board
Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
Unit Specific Certifications - Franciscan Alliance As Required by Unit
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association As Required by Unit
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association As Required by Unit
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - The American Academy of Pediatrics As Required by Unit
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
Skills Required
- Perioperative registered nurse experience
- CNS certificate after a master's degree if the MSN was not focused on the CNS role
- Master's degree clinical focus program as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Three years of surgical clinical experience
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association
- Registered Nurse license from the state licensing board
- Unit-specific Franciscan Alliance certifications as required by the unit
- Current enrollment in a master's degree CNS program
- Maintain enrollment and complete the CNS program within three years
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, as required by the unit
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, as required by the unit
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification from the American Academy of Pediatrics, as required by the unit
Franciscan Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Franciscan Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Franciscan Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include medical, dental, and vision with broad network options, plus added savings when using system hospitals, labs, imaging, pharmacies, and physicians. Feedback suggests health coverage is solid, though not best-in-class.
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Retirement Support — An employer-funded retirement contribution is available alongside 403(b) and 457(b) options with defined eligibility and vesting. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues with service and certain provider roles cite robust allotted time off and CME. Feedback suggests the presence of EAP and additional programs adds breadth to time-away support.
Franciscan Health Insights
What We Do
The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Ind., in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois, approximately 20,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Crown Point, Franciscan Health Michigan City, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, Franciscan Health Lafayette East, Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Franciscan Health Carmel, Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Franciscan Health Mooresville, Franciscan Health Hammond, Franciscan Health Dyer, Franciscan Health Munster and Franciscan Beacon Hospital in Indiana; and Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Illinois. For more information, visit FranciscanHealth.org. With more than 850 primary and specialty care providers at over 260 locations in Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Physician Network is one of the largest and most respected multi-specialty physician networks in the Midwest providing convenient, comprehensive care
