Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in sunny Long Beach California is actively seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for our Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU)! If you are a CNS with Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care experience, then this is the perfect opportunity to join a prestigious institution and help develop a new unit!

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse whose function is to improve outcomes in patient care, in collaboration with nursing staff, the interdisciplinary team, and organizational leaders. The CNS influences across three spheres-the patient and family, nurses and nursing practice, and at the organizational/systems level, while demonstrating competency in leadership, clinical expertise, education, collaboration, consultation, research and evidence-based practice, coaching and mentoring, and ethical decision-making and advocacy.

Ideal candidates for the Pediatric CTICU Clinical Nurse Specialist will have excellent communication skills and can facilitate strong relationships across all levels of nursing and physician management. The Pediatric CTICU CNS is a self-motivated role model and is constantly looking for staff development opportunities. To ensure quality patient care, the Pediatric CTICU CNS will oversee quality improvement, safety and regulatory requirements, and evaluate all education and training programs. This includes collaborating with nursing and physician management to develop comprehensive plans for meeting the educational needs of the staff in the unit and carry out those plans to support high quality and excellence in patient care.

The Pediatric CTICU CNS will thrive in a state of the art Pediatric CTICU and will assist in overseeing growth of the staff, unit, and development of the pediatric ECMO program. The time is now to use your comprehensive clinical expertise to be an influential leader as the hospital expands our Pediatric Congenital Heart program!