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

Application Window

Open date: November 19, 2025 Next review date: Friday, Dec 19, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Wednesday, May 19, 2027 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 or full‑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 students at the Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate levels. 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 doctoral students using variable teaching modalities including in‑classroom, online, and hybrid methodologies, skills lab/simulation, and clinical setting. The focus will be on adult and geriatric patient populations requiring complex care across inpatient settings.

• Teaching
  : supervise, teach, and evaluate students in the classroom, skills lab, simulation, clinical and community settings; develop course materials for management of adults with complex care needs across acute care settings; participate in AG ACNP curriculum development; contribute to identification and development of clinical placements and inpatient resources; provide academic advisement for students; mentor Doctor of Nursing Practice students on the Evidence‑Based Quality Improvement project.
• Clinical practice
  : maintain an active clinical practice and supervise cohorts of AG ACNP students across acute care settings; hold a primary role in preceptor development training at clinical sites.
• Service
  : 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.
• Research/creative activities
  : participate in quality improvement projects and/or the dissemination of clinical knowledge and educational innovations through peer‑reviewed presentations and/or manuscripts.
• Specialty Coordinator role
  : provide oversight to all student and faculty activities as well as curriculum content and development; responsible for clinical placements and preceptor vetting and assignments; organize and conduct an annual faculty retreat to review program quality and set goals for the next academic year.

• Doctorate in Nursing Practice, Doctorate in Education, Doctor of Philosophy, or enrollment in a relevant doctoral program with a trajectory towards completion by June 14, 2026.
• Current or eligibility for Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Practitioner Furnishing license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The applicant must hold the above licenses by June 2026.
• 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).
• Four (4) 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.
• Applicant's materials must list (pending) qualifications upon submission.
• Three (3) or more years of teaching experience at the time of appointment including formal teaching in a graduate‑level academic environment, delivery of didactic content at regional or national conferences, and presenting didactic content to advanced practice nursing students and/or fellows.

• Experience with hybrid / online teaching.
• Proficiency in advanced…