Perinatal Nurse Navigator

University of California - San Francisco; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - San Francisco is seeking an advanced-practice clinical nurse specialist with a focus on fetal and high-risk obstetric care. The role emphasizes expert consultation, teaching, and leadership across Oakland and San Francisco, delivering specialized prenatal and perinatal care.

The ideal candidate will bring a Master’s degree in a BRN-recognized program, 5+ years in high-risk OB, and CNS or related certification.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a BRN-recognized program.
• 5+ years in high-risk OB or fetal medicine.
• Advanced clinical knowledge across perinatal care.
• Advanced skills in patient/provider grievances and referral resources.
• Experience leading projects and teams across complex environments.
• Strong patient education and communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Windows-based software and clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and advanced clinical consultation.
• Mentor and teach staff, coordinate interdisciplinary care.
• Develop referral pathways and care delivery systems.
• Lead system improvement projects across FTC and affiliates.

Skills

Advanced clinical expertise in obstet​

Leadership and project management

Teaching and mentoring

Interdisciplinary care coordination

Communication skills

Clinical consultation

System improvement

Education

Master's degree in Nursing (BRN-recognized)

Active California Registered Nurse License

Certification: CNS or related advanced practice

Current national certification

Job description

Job Description

Involves advanced expertise in evidence-based nursing and practice in a range of specialty areas, such as oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, psychiatric/mental health, adult health, acute/critical care, among others. Provides direct patient care, teaching, mentoring, consulting, research, management, and systems improvement. Influences outcomes by providing expert consultation to all care providers and implementing improvements in health care delivery systems.

Serves as an advanced-practice clinical nursing expert for fetal and high-risk obstetric populations, providing specialized clinical consultation and leadership across the continuum of care. Applies advanced evidence-based nursing expertise to complex patient care, interdisciplinary care planning, clinical education, and development and improvement of clinical practice, referral pathways, and care delivery systems across Oakland and San Francisco. Functions with a high degree of autonomy and serves as a clinical resource to nursing staff, providers, patients, families, and referring organizations.

The Fetal Treatment Center (FTC) at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital provides specialized, multidisciplinary care for patients with complex fetal and maternal conditions requiring advanced prenatal diagnosis, consultation, intervention, and coordinated perinatal management. The program partners closely with Neonatology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, Genetic Counseling, and referring providers to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care across the continuum.

The FTC operates across San Francisco and Oakland and is committed to providing a consistent, coordinated experience for patients, families, and referring providers. As part of ongoing efforts to improve access, communication, and care coordination, the program is working to standardize referral, intake, navigation, and care coordination processes across sites. These efforts support a more integrated approach to fetal and complex maternal care, improve timely access to specialty services, and strengthen communication among patients, families, providers, and interdisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in a BRN-recognized graduate master's degree program
• 5+ years of related work experience in high-risk OB and/or fetal medicine
• Advanced clinical knowledge in a variety of modalities, or significant expertise in perinatal and fetal medicine. Advanced ability to assess patient needs and make appropriate referrals for specialized support services and programs.
• Advanced skills in assessing provider and patient grievances and locating appropriate resources to get issues resolved. Advanced skills to intervene and assist with patient's questions or concerns about treatment plan.
• Advanced patient care skills, working with a high-volume and high-expectations customer base. Strong ability to support patients with a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical needs.
• Advanced skills and expertise working in a complex, multi-divisional environment, with proven ability to initiate projects and lead teams, prioritize tasks, and direct projects successfully from inception to completion on task and on schedule.
• Advanced communication skills to teach patients about complex, sensitive clinical issues.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Windows-based software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Strong Knowledge of clinical-based computer systems and software.

Required License/Certification/Education

• Active California Registered Nurse License
• Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist, or licensure/certification in another advanced nurse practice discipline (such as NP or CRNA)
• Current national certification from an accepted certifying agency
• Current American Heart Association BLS
• Special Conditions of Employment: (Statements identifying the fundamental non-negotiable job conditions and/or requirements which an individual must meet to be eligible for the position. For example, the ability to pass a background check, work in a particular environmental setting, work a flexible or irregular work schedule, etc.)
• Must be able to pass a background check
• Must be flexible to work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

Problem Solving

Please provide 2-3 examples of problem solving for this position as described below (please be brief: 1-3 sentences for each example). Common problems solved by the employee:

• Resolves barriers to timely access, referral routing, scheduling coordination, communication gaps, and multidisciplinary care coordination for complex fetal and maternal patients.
• Less frequent and more complex problems solved by the employee: Develops and implements system-level workflow improvements, referral pathways, navigation processes, communication standards, and operational metrics across FTC and affiliated programs.

License / Certification

Basic Life Support, CNS-Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse