NICU- Clinical Nurse Specialist

Overview

The CNS shall be responsible for directing the clinical nursing practice in the NICU & Pediatric Unit.

Responsibilities include the coordination and assessment of educational development and clinical competency of the nursing staff in the NICU, ensuring continued neonatal critical care nursing competency through educational programs for both newly-hired and experienced nursing staff, consultation with staff on complex neonatal critical care nursing issues, oversight of comprehensive parent and primary caretaker education activities, ensuring the implementation of a coordinated and effective discharge planning program, and evaluation of the NICU based on Accrediting and Regulatory Agencies.

In the Pediatric Unit, the CNS will coordinate and assess educational development and clinical competency of the nursing staff, ensuring continued Pediatric nursing competency through educational programs for both newly-hired and experienced nursing staff, consultation with staff on Pediatric nursing issues, oversight of comprehensive parent and primary caretaker education activities, ensuring the implementation of a coordinated and effective discharge planning program, and evaluation of the Pediatric Unit based on Accrediting and Regulatory Agencies.

Responsibilities

1. RN licensed by the State of California
2. Certified by the California State Board of Registered Nursing as a CNS
3. Masters of Science Degree in Nursing
4. Three years of clinical experience in neonatal nursing care, at least one of which shall have been in a facility with an NICU equivalent to a Regional or Community NICU
5. Current certification in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing from a nationally recognized accrediting organization, i.e. the NCC
6. Current successful completion of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program of the AAP and AHA