About Children’s Minnesota Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org. Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry. Position Summary The Critical Care Clinical Practice Specialist (CPS) is a clinical expert in practice within a specialty who utilizes nursing arts and sciences, child development, education, psychosocial and cultural theories to facilitate the delivery of comprehensive nursing care to patients and families. The CPS designs, implements and evaluates cost-effective, population based programs of care to enhance patient and family outcomes. Serves as a leader, consultant, mentor, and change agent in advancing the practice of nursing. She/he leads multi-disciplinary groups in designing and implementing innovative alternative solutions that address system solutions and patient/family care issues. The scope of responsibility includes leadership, clinical practice, consultation, education, research and interdisciplinary collaboration.