RN Clinical Nurse Specialist

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy. 

Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. 

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care. 

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be a central figure in our patient care team, delivering exceptional, compassionate care that truly makes a difference in our patients' lives.

Every day you will collaborate on comprehensive screenings, conduct critical risk assessments, provide vital preventative health education, and expertly coordinate care for diverse patient populations, leveraging technology to streamline processes. You'll ensure patients feel informed and at ease, patiently guiding them through instructions and addressing their concerns.

To be successful in this role, you will combine robust clinical knowledge and technological proficiency with genuine compassion, strong communication skills, and an adaptable approach to learning and patient-centered care.

• Utilizes expert nursing practice to promote quality patient care by developing standards of care, assessing patient care needs and planning their care with the nursing staff, conducting and participating in patient rounds, and providing direct care based on patient needs.
• Utilizes the theories and principles of adult education to foster the educational development of families and staff by identifying the educational needs of families and staff and planning for their education, assisting in the development of educational materials for staff and families, and coordinating and presenting educational programs and conferences.
• Acts as a preceptor and mentor for new employees and students. Provides for the dissemination of current information necessary for the advancement of patient care.
• Utilizes the principles of communication and change theory in providing health care consultation to facilitate the implementation of patient care and the professional growth of the staff by collaborating with the Medical Director or designee, the Department Manager, and the nursing staff. Identifies and researches equipment needed for the provision of patient care and communicates this information to the Department Manager.
• Participates in the review, development, revision, and implementation of policies and procedures, which are directly and indirectly related to his/her area of expertise.
• Utilizes research methods to support and advance nursing practice by identifying researchable clinical nursing problems with staff, disseminating information from current research in Neonatology, and evaluating the impact of programs and interventions upon patient care and nursing practice. Participates in the Quality Improvement Process in the unit.

Required

• Minimum of three (3) years of clinicalexperience in NICU,
• one (1) year shall have been in a facility with a NICU equivalent to a regional or community NICU.
• Masters Of Nursing
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire

Preferred

• Theoretical and practical expertisein nursing education
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days
• Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, upon hire or
• Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute, upon hire