Clinical Practice Specialist RN, 32 Hours
- Anna Jaques Hospital
- 41 Highland Ave, Winchester, MA 01890, USA
- Oct 02, 2026
Job Description
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
Winchester Hospital | Winchester, MA
Winchester Hospital, a 5-time Magnet® designated, Top Massachusetts recognized, 183-bed regional hospital, is the leading provider of comprehensive healthcare services in the northwest suburban Boston area.
Join our Nursing Staff Development Team as a Clinical Practice Specialist RN and play a key role in advancing clinical excellence, professional development, and evidence-based practice across our critical care services.
Position Summary
The Clinical Practice Specialist RN serves as a clinical expert, educator, mentor, and change agent, partnering with nursing leaders and frontline staff to support professional practice, improve patient outcomes, and foster a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs, tools, and resources for nursing staff.
- Lead and support evidence-based practice initiatives and performance improvement projects that advance quality, safety, and patient outcomes.
- Collaborate with Nurse Managers and interdisciplinary teams to promote best practices, enhance clinical competency, and strengthen professional nursing practice.
- Serve as a clinical consultant and expert resource, providing guidance on complex patient care issues and care planning.
- Mentor and support nurses in their professional growth, including specialty certification, advanced education, and participation in professional organizations.
- Assist in the orientation, onboarding, and ongoing development of newly hired nursing staff.
- Promote a culture of lifelong learning, accountability, and excellence in patient care.
- Function as a clinical and operational resource for Nursing Staff Development initiatives across designated specialty areas.
Required Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Nursing required.
- Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Demonstrated clinical experience in critical care nursing.
- Specialty certification required within 12 months of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- Specialty certification upon hire.
- Previous experience in nursing education, staff development, or clinical leadership.
- Experience leading quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or clinical transformation initiatives.
Why Winchester Hospital?
As a Magnet® recognized organization, Winchester Hospital is committed to nursing excellence, professional development, and delivering exceptional patient care. Our nurses are empowered to innovate, collaborate, and grow in a supportive environment where their expertise and contributions make a meaningful difference every day.
Join us and help shape the future of nursing practice while impacting the lives of patients, families, and colleagues throughout our organization.
Pay Range:
$63,548.16 USD - $159,128.32 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Anna Jaques Hospital is a 123 bed community hospital serving 17 cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley . The hospital offers a wide range of acute care services to meet the needs of our growing patient population including inpatient and outpatient surgery in fully digitized computerized operating room suites, cardiology including echocardiography and a cardiac cath lab, comprehensive cancer services, orthopedics, nuclear medicine, laboratory, noninvasive vascular lab, joint replacement program and birth center.
Programs include the number one wound center in the nation, a primary stroke service, and Level III Trauma Center . Diagnostic imaging services for patients include MRI, CT, PET, and the PACS digital x-ray system. In addition, we are one of only three healthcare communities to be selected for the pilot Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative. Due to the dedication of our physicians, we are one of the first communities in Massachusetts to implement electronic health records, system-wide, for the safety of our patients.
Awards
The hospitals Non Invasive Vascular laboratory was accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).
For the second year in a row, the American Association for Respiratory Care awarded the hospital its Quality Respiratory Care Recognition. The hospital had no ventilator acquired pneumonia cases during the last year.
The Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center is the only such center to receive full accreditation from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) in Massachusetts .
The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission, an organization that surveys and rates the performance of hospitals at least every three years. The Joint Commission Dedicated, good employees are one of your strengths. You have a lot to be proud of.
