Education
A BSN prepared nurse that provides education to nurses.
Nursing Professional Development Generalist
A nurse that has a MSN (or higher) that oversees the education and quality on particular units.
Certified Nurse Specialist
A nurse that works hand in hand with the unit manager to help with scheduling, budgeting, hiring, training, and ongoing issues on the unit.
Team Coordinator
A nurse that provides care to patients in their homes performing tasks such as wound care, IV infusions or BP readings.
Home Care Nurse
A RN that performs cosmetic injections (i.e. Botox, dermal fillers) under the direction of a MD or NP.
Nurse Injector
A Master's prepared nurse that provides education to nurses (can be responsible for multiple units).
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
A nurse with a BSN or higher that helps with training and mentoring staff, consulting on patients, oversees quality and safety, and also is responsible for unit budgeting.
Nurse Manager
A nurse that oversees multiple units and works with the managers to improve patient care and staff satisfaction.
Director of Nursing
An experienced nurse that reviews medical records and gives advice to lawyers.
Legal Nurse Consultant
A nurse that assesses and stages pressure injuries and gives recommendations for treatment. Also responsible for educating patients with new or problematic ostomies.
Wound Care and Ostomy Continence Nurse (WOCN)
A nurse (BSN or higher) that educates other nurses at a university.
Nursing Instructor/ Professor
A nurse that works soley with patients that need psychiatric care.
Psychiatric Nurse
A nurse that manages MRT's, Codes, staffing and throughput throughout the hospital. They are also in charge of the hospital when unit level leadership is out of the building.
Patient Care Supervisor
A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner with a specific certification that works with patients post sexual abuse, neglect, or assault.
SANE Nurse
A nurse that works behind the scenes helping the IT team create and edit the charting system to follow the needs of the hospital.
Nurse Informaticist
A nurse with a master's degree and board certification who can practice medicine and see their own patients.
Nurse Practitioner or APRN
Works under the manager to provide clinical leadership and development of staff. Leads safety and quality initiatives.
RN Unit Coordinator
A nurse that reviews negative events in the hospital and works with a team to help improve practice. Very data driven.
Patient Safety and Quality Nurse
A Nurse that helps create and execute clinical trials, along with patient monitoring during these trials.
Research Nurse
A nurse that provides comfort services for patients with terminal illnesses and end of life care.
Hospice Nurse
A Baccalaureate (or higher) prepared RN that educates patients and staff on diabetes and its complications.
Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
A nurse that helps with discharge planning and patients' socio-economic issues and needs for a safe discharge.
Integrated Care Manager
The highest-ranking job for a nurse in a managerial role that oversees all nursing throughout the hospital and reports directly to the CEO. They have administrative and executive duties.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
A nurse that works for a company that travels to different hospitals to educate staff on new devices.
Nurse Vendor Educator
A nurse that works on the hospitals Magnet journey and helps to improve nursing satisfaction, retention and professional development.
Magnet Program Director