Burn Specialist RN

Burn Specialist RN & Clinical Leader

We are looking for a high-impact Burn Specialist RN & Clinical Educator to lead clinical excellence, mentor nursing staff, and serve as the operational backbone of our Burn Department.

In this role, you aren’t just following protocols - you are shaping them. As a hybrid clinician, educator, and leader, you will bridge the gap between advanced clinical care and operational strategy. You will use your advanced clinical expertise to directly care for patients while empowering our nursing team through modern education, real-time feedback, and strategic mentorship.

If you are a clinical powerhouse who loves to teach, optimize workflows, and step up as a trusted leader, we want you on our team.

Your Impact

• Elevate Patient Care: Use your advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate patients in our specialized burn unit, setting the standard for clinical excellence.
• Empower & Educate: Design and deliver engaging staff development programs. You’ll provide real-time, actionable feedback to nursing staff on documentation and best practices through dynamic one-on-one coaching and group sessions.
• Drive Performance: Conduct clinically based concurrent and retrospective medical record reviews to optimize acute care service utilization and ensure flawless regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner directly with Nurse Managers, Care Management, Regulatory, and Coding teams to break down silos and ensure seamless hospital operations.
• Step Into Leadership: Serve as a daily operational resource and cultural anchor for the department. You will champion organizational goals and seamlessly step in to represent and assume responsibility for the Nurse Manager when delegated.

What You Bring

• Advanced Clinical Expertise: Deep, specialized knowledge in burn care with the ability to handle complex patient assessments and treatments.
• A Educator’s Heart: A passion for mentorship, staff development, and translating complex regulatory/coding requirements into practical, everyday nursing habits.
• Natural Leadership: The confidence to supervise staff, manage daily departmental operations, and act as the designated leader in the absence of the Nurse Manager.
• Analytical Eye: Experience with medical record reviews, performance improvement initiatives, and collaborative problem-solving.

Annual Salary Range: $86,444.80 - $127,504.00

Qualifications

Education

• BS or BSN required.
• Prefer a master’s degree in nursing or other discipline.

Experience

• Requires three (3) years of clinical experience in an acute care setting (i.e., Critical Care, Medical/Surgical, or Emergency department) that demonstrates an understanding of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• 2 to 3 years of supervisory experience.

Certification/Licensure

• Must possess a current, valid AZ RN license, temporary AZ RN license, or valid compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
• Must be in good standing with the issuing Board of Nursing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Requires excellent critical thinking, communication, nursing clinical skills and practice.
• Requires an ability to analyze and interpret medical record documentation and formulate appropriate nursing queries and the ability to benchmark and analyze clinical documentation program performance.
• Must possess knowledge of a wide range of specialized disciplines, including education in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology; knowledge of official medical coding guidelines, CMS, and private payer regulations related to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System.
• Requires extensive knowledge of workup, treatment, prognosis, and hospital procedures/ strong critical care skills.
• Knowledge of severity based DRGs, DRG assurance, coding, revenue cycle, InterQual Criteria, and MIDAS advanced computer skills.
• Requires the ability to read, write, and speak effectively in English.