Clinical Nurse Specialist: Liver & Multivisceral Transplant - Center for Nursing Excellence - Westwood
Los Angeles
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
The Liver & Intestinal Transplant Clinical Nurse Specialist is the clinical nursing leader for the liver program at UCLA Health. The advanced knowledge and skills required for this role include clinical expertise in oncology, evidence-based practice, collaboration, consultation, education, mentoring, and change leadership. These are essential to advance the practice of nursing and the professional development of nurses. The specialized knowledge and skills are used within three major spheres of influence: patient/family, nurses and nursing practice, and the organization/system. The CNS and Unit/ Service Line Directors are partners in leading the nursing clinical practice area. The CNS coordinates and guides clinical activities/projects of nurses within a practice area. The Liver & Intestinal Transplant CNS collaborates with members of the health care team to design, implement, and measure safe, cost-effective, evidence-based care strategies, and responsible for contributing to the advancement of the practice of nursing at the unit/system, local, state and/or national and international level. Salary: $144,400 - $341,800 Annually Job Qualifications CA RN – REQUIRED. CA CNS – REQUIRED - National certification in area of specialty - REQUIRED. CNS Advanced Practice Certification preferred. Master’s in Nursing - REQUIREDMinimum 5-years recent RN experience, including 3-years recent RN experience in clinical specialty – REQUIRED - One year CNS experience in clinical specialty preferred. As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.