Advanced Practice Provider; CNS) Clinical Nurse Specialist Pediatrics

A career‑defining opportunity in Pediatric Advanced Practice

At UVA Health, Clinical Nurse Specialists are not ancillary to care. They are architects of it.

This highly specialized Pediatric CNS role is designed for a clinician who thrives in complexity, values academic rigor, and wants to shape pediatric practice at the highest level within a nationally recognized children’s hospital. Join a nationally recognized team of Clinical Nurse Specialists known for excellence in advanced practice, innovation, and measurable impact on patient, nursing, and system outcomes.

You already understand the intensity, precision, and accountability that come with pediatric advanced practice. What sets this role apart is the scope, influence, and institutional commitment behind it. At UVA Health Children’s, Pediatric CNSs are trusted experts who practice across the three spheres of CNS impact-patient, nurse, and health system. Through advanced clinical expertise, consultation, education, quality improvement, implementation science, and systems leadership, CNSs improve outcomes for some of the most medically complex children in the region while advancing nursing practice and healthcare delivery.

As a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will function as a clinical expert, systems thinker, and change agent across pediatric care environments. Your days will be intellectually engaging, collaborative, and deeply impactful.

In this role, you will:

• Provide advanced clinical expertise in pediatrics, supporting complex patient populations across settings
• Utilize advanced assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and prescriptive authority within scope and credentialing requirements.
• Serves as an expert clinical consultant and mentor, using targeted education and coaching strategies to support practice change and improve clinical outcomes.
• Lead and support evidence‑based practice initiatives, implementation practice, quality improvement, and clinical program development initiatives. Analyze trends in outcomes, safety, and workflow to drive system‑level improvements in pediatric care delivery
• Mentor nursing staff and contribute to professional development within a shared governance culture

Your day may include rounding with pediatric teams to address complex clinical issues, collaborating with nurse leaders on practice changes, reviewing data related to outcomes or safety, and coaching staff through challenging patient scenarios. The pace is dynamic, the work is highly specialized, and the impact is felt across patients, teams, and the health system.

• Provides expert evidence-based, top-of-scope care in their clinical practice
• Acts as part of a specialty team, collaborating with other clinicians as appropriate
• Provides health education to patients
• Maintains accurate, timely, and thorough documentation
• Ensures compliance with institutional and regulatory standards

• Supports development of best practices and protocols in specialty
• Serves on committees and work groups to enhance patient care
• Provides education to learners in the clinical space
• Mentors new team members

• Contributes to clinical quality improvement work
• Participates in professional governance through the APP Council
• Attends team development meetings at local and departmental levels

• Adheres to ASPIRE values in all professional interactions
• Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, and specialty training competencies
• Participates in local, state, and national professional organizations

Background checks and pre-employment health screenings will be conducted on all new hires prior to employment. All safety-sensitive positions with direct patient interaction also require a drug screen.

UVA Health offers a rare environment where advanced nursing practice, academic medicine, and institutional support converge. This role exists because UVA Health invests in advanced nursing practice as a driver of pediatric excellence, safety, and innovation.

• UVA Health Children’s is ranked the #1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia, recognized for excellence in pediatric…