Clinical Nurse Expert??

[scanders77, BSN, RN]

Does anyone have any knowledge of or experience with the Clinical Nurse Expert position? I was recently offered this position on a med surg floor within my area VA hospital, and apart from the job description and my short interview I have very limited information on the role. This would be my first job with the VA- I'm an outsider. It sounds like an excellent opportunity bridging nursing education department/admin and floor nursing- acting in a supportive educational role for a specific nursing unit. I find it strange though that I can't find any more information about this specific role online. Is it a newer position? Infrequently staffed? If anyone with VA hospital experience can tell me more from an insider's perspective, I would really appreciate it! From the little I know, it's seems like a dream gig. If I jump ship from the private sector RN job I currently have, I'm looking at a $12,000-15,000 annual pay cut. Worth it??

[Jeckrn1, ADN, BSN]

You need to look at benefits and long term pay raises in order to make up your mind.

[llg, PhD, RN]

Do you mean "Clinical Nurse Specialist?" I have never heard of a "Clinical Nurse Expert" role. Is that a job title that the VA made up?

[scanders77, BSN, RN]

7 hours ago, llg said:

Do you mean "Clinical Nurse Specialist?" I have never heard of a "Clinical Nurse Expert" role. Is that a job title that the VA made up?

It could be. I’ve never heard of it either. I’ve hunted around online thinking maybe it was a role specific to the VA, but except for the initial job posting, I can’t find it anywhere. There is now a Clinical Nurse Expert for Psychiatric Clinics posted for the Buffalo VA, but the job description is fairly different from the position I was offered.