Health Sciences Assistant​/Associate​/Clinical Professor Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Application Window

Open date:
August 27, 2026

Next review date:
Saturday, Sep 26, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:
Sunday, Feb 27, 2028 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Health Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

The University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing Department of Physiological Nursing, is seeking qualified individuals for a part-time appointment as a Health Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG ACNP) Specialty. Faculty will participate in the education and training of Doctor of Nursing Practice students. The selected candidate will be appointed at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Full rank in the Health Sciences (HS) Clinical series depending on their qualifications and experience.

Major faculty responsibilities include teaching Advanced Practice Nursing students using variable teaching modalities including in-classroom, online, and hybrid methodologies, skills lab/simulation, and clinical settings with a focus in the adult and geriatric patient populations requiring complex care.

The position may incorporate a variety of roles of variable percentage, within teaching, clinical practice, service, and creative activities:

• For teaching, the faculty will supervise, teach, and evaluate students in the classroom, skills lab, simulation, clinical settings; develop course materials for management of adults with complex care needs across acute care settings; participate in AG ACNP curriculum development; contribute to the identification and develop clinical placements and inpatient clinical resources; and provide academic advisement for students. Teaching includes mentoring AG ACNP Doctor of Nursing Practice students on the Evidenced Based Quality Improvement project.
• For clinical practice, the faculty will maintain an active clinical practice and supervise cohorts of AG ACNP students across acute care settings. The faculty will hold a primary role in preceptor development training at the clinical sites.
• For service, the faculty will attend AG ACNP faculty meetings and Department/School/Campus committees as assigned consistent with the weighting of the faculty appointment; contribute to professional, community, and academic organizations at the University of California at Department/School/Campus levels.
• For research/creative activities, the faculty will participate in quality improvement projects, and/or the dissemination of clinical knowledge and educational innovations through peer reviewed presentations and/or manuscripts.

Requirements:

Education/Licensure/Qualification
- Minimum (required):

• Doctorate in Nursing Practice, Doctorate in Education, Doctor of Philosophy by the time of hire.
• Current or eligibility for Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Practitioner Furnishing license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Current national certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG ACNP) (i.e., American Nurses Credentialing Center).
• Two (2) or more years of clinical experience as an ACNP or AG ACNP in an acute care setting (i.e., inpatient, emergency department, clinical decision unit) at the time of appointment.
• Applicant's materials must list (pending) qualifications upon submission.

• Two (2) or more years of teaching experience at the time of appointment. This may include but it not limited to clinical precepting of advanced practice nursing students, advance practice nursing fellows, and advanced practice nurses.
• Experience with hybrid / online teaching.
• Evidence of teaching excellence in the classroom and/or the clinical setting.
• Strong communication, writing, and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office, Adobe products, and Electronic Health Records.
• Participation and/or leadership experience in national professional organizations.

• Curriculum Vitae
  - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Teaching
• Provide key publications and syllabi of courses taught, if applicable
• Contact information for three (3) references

For additional information, please contact Andrea Saito, Search Committee Chair, to.

For positions that are 51% effort or more:
The total compensation for this position ranges from $103,100 - $332,700.

Total compensation at the University of California, San Francisco includes your base salary, which is determined by your rank and step at appointment, and negotiated pay for Health Sciences Compensation Plan members. Faculty who are members of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan may also be eligible for…