
RN Critical Care Clinical Practice Expert
Job Summary and Responsibilities
The RN Critical Care Clinical Practice Expert is a registered nurse with advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in women's health nursing. This role ensures high patient/family satisfaction and cost-effective care by assessing needs, planning/executing/evaluating nursing care, and implementing coordinated programs within Women's Health. As an expert practitioner, they optimize nursing quality through direct patient care, clinical staff development, consultation, and research. This expert also leads the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based educational programs, orientations, and continuing education across multiple units or facility-wide, managing programs that foster professional growth and competency in alignment with organizational goals. Serving as a clinical leader, they promote excellence in clinical nursing care, acting as an advanced learning facilitator, change agent, mentor, and champion for interprofessional collaboration, driving evidence-based practice and teaching across client, nurse, and system spheres of influence.
Job RequirementsRegistered Nurse: CA (RN:CA) upon hire Required
Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR), upon hire Required
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) upon hire Required
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) upon hire Required
Fire Safety (FIRESAFETY) within 90 Days Required
Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute (CCRN) upon hire Preferred
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) upon hire Preferred
Advanced Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACCNS-AG) upon hire Preferred or
Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Board Certified (ACNS-BC) upon hire Preferred
Education
Masters Of Nursing upon hire Preferred
Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience in Maternal Child Health in the acute care setting. Preferred
PhD, DNP, EdD upon hire
Experience with data analysis and quality improvement methodologies. Preferred
Experience in precepting or charge nursing roles preferred. Preferred
Where You'll WorkFounded 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.
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