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Pediatrics Clinical Nurse Specialist

Company: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trau
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 23, 2025

Job Description:

Under general medical and nursing direction, you will perform pediatric clinical nursing duties in hospitals, clinics, and community health centers. As a core member of a multidisciplinary clinical team, you will manage complex pediatric patient care from birth to age 17. You will provide consultation, education, and advanced practice support to registered nurses, public health nurses, and other clinical staff to enhance care quality, safety, and outcomes for pediatric populations.1. Evaluates individual nursing care needs of selected patients in the area of specialty; determines what types of nursing care would best meet those needs; designs a program of nursing care for each patient and works out practical methods of implementing this care after staff consultation and discussion; participates in the formulation of discharge plans; making provision for any necessary post discharge nursing care.2. Provides direct nursing care to individuals or groups of patients where in-depth or specialized nursing care is required; in the psychiatric specialty leads in individual and group therapy sessions.3. Gives professional advice and consultation services to registered nurses and public health nurses in specialized nursing care; defines objectives and principles of nursing in the area of specialty and assists nurses in developing their professional skills; may provide clinical supervision and education to professional and non-professional nursing staff.4. Participates in formulating standards, policies and procedures for the specialized nursing plan, and relates it to other disciplines within the total treatment program; as well as to other health organizations and to the community.5. Facilitates, directs, and in some instances initiates referrals of patients and families to appropriate professional personnel and community resources.6. Participates in clinical investigations and studies in the area of nursing specialty.7. In public health nursing, is responsible for on-going comprehensive study of needs for nursing and health care services in the community and assists with designing and implementing plans for meeting such needs.How to qualifyMinimum Qualifications

  • Education: Possession of a Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university; AND
  • License and Certification:
  • Registered Nurse License: Possession of a valid California Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing; AND
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate: Possession of a valid Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) certificate issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Two (2) years work experience in pediatric bed side nursing
    • Two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years in an acute care Pediatric ICU or Pediatric ED
    • Possesses a certificate in Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring. Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.One-year fulltime employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).

Keywords: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trau, Ceres , Pediatrics Clinical Nurse Specialist, Healthcare , San Francisco, California

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