Nurse Practitioner 2

Join our amazing team of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners at UCSF Health, where you will serve patients directly within the Emergency Department and the inpatient setting!

The psychiatric nurse practitioners will be performing evaluations, placing and releasing legal holds, serving as both consultative and direct patient care role. Evaluating the need for inpatient hospitalization and assisting with dispositioning and after care needs.

Requirements:

Graduation from a California Board of Registered Nursing approved or verified school of nursing with a master's degree in nursing or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

Nurse Practitioner 2

• One (1) year of clinical experience as an NP in the same specialty and setting
• Active Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within two months of hire

Nurse Practitioner 1 (less than six (6) months of experience as an NP)

• Five (5) years of psychiatric nursing RN experience
• Active Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within two months of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner experience in an Emergency Medicine setting, urgent care, or crisis stabilization unit

License/Certifications:

1. California Registered Nurse (RN) License without restriction

2. California Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) without restriction

3. California Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number including Schedule II furnishing privileges

4. NP national board certification from an accepted certifying agency aligned with the patient population and clinical role

Psychiatric and Mental Health Care (PMHNP-BC).

5. California Driver License (if required for position)

6. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration with Schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 registered to a California address

7. American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

8. Additional required AHA certifications: None additional to BLS

9. Additional required certifications (such as ENLS): None

• Work with physicians/surgeons/APP colleagues and other clinical and administrative staff to ensure efficient patient management based on accepted practice, including but not limited to, taking histories, performing physical examinations, peri-operative planning/coordinating with outside providers and primary care providers (PCPs) as applicable, responding to changes in patient status, providing prescriptions/evaluations/referrals, diagnostic tests/treatments as permitted under core privileges and standardized procedures. Evaluate for and order home health services, durable medical equipment (DME), Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) certifications, refer for consultations, physical therapy, order radiographic imaging or diagnostic tests, and specialized treatments (e.g. chemotherapy with the approved privilege). Provide patient and family education, arrange follow-up appointments, and engage in any approved privileges after the APP has demonstrated competency through proctoring and FPPE process. OMAG will identify independent practice for approved privileges on the ECHO website and procedural activity will be entered by the provider and monitored via the eLOG system.
• To evaluate, assess and create a documented plan of treatment per patient's presenting HPI or established plan of care as defined by the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws
• To answer clinically relevant patient medical advice calls or during bedside communications or in coordination with health care professionals, patients, and their families as necessary.
• To independently, or in a shared visit model, evaluate routine, acute, critical, new patients, or specialty consultations when needed or required and discuss with attending and staff as appropriate and document in the EHR. Any required documentation workflow must be adhered to
• Be able to interpret and act upon ordered tests, procedures, and radiographic studies
• To assist in formulating and implementing protocols to improve efficiency in the clinical specialty
• Effectively communicate with family or patients in person, via telephone and/or via other electronic modalities in a timely manner. Ensure in their absence, appropriate clinical coverage has been arranged for patient management and communication as appropriate
• At all times adhere to all policies and procedures of UCSF Health in terms of HIPPA/Communication/Privacy/Code of Conduct, and any other UCSF or Medical Center Policies, which includes meeting the encounter closure requirements of the Medical Staff Bylaws
• Mandatory attendance at APP UCSF Onboarding Sessions for all new APP employees whether experienced or new to APP practice. Adhere to all scheduling and communication policies whether specific or as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement
• Some duties, performed routinely or periodically, may be unique to the specific clinical service of the APP
• Accountable to ED/LPPH for appropriate transfer and patient flow
• Place or Drop Legal Hold
• Work with physicians/surgeons/APP colleagues and other clinical and administrative staff to ensure efficient patient management based on accepted practice, including but not limited to, taking histories, performing physical examinations, peri-operative planning/coordinating with outside providers and primary care providers (PCPs) as applicable, responding to changes in patient status, providing prescriptions/evaluations/referrals, diagnostic tests/treatments as permitted under core privileges and standardized procedures. Evaluate for and order home health services, durable medical equipment (DME), Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) certifications, refer for consultations, physical therapy, order radiographic imaging or diagnostic tests, and specialized treatments (e.g. chemotherapy with the approved privilege). Provide patient and family education, arrange follow-up appointments, and engage in any approved privileges after the APP has demonstrated competency through proctoring and FPPE process. OMAG will identify independent practice for approved privileges on the ECHO website and procedural activity will be entered by the provider and monitored via the eLOG system.
• To evaluate, assess and create a documented plan of treatment per patient's presenting HPI or established plan of care as defined by the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws
• To answer clinically relevant patient medical advice calls or during bedside communications or in coordination with health care professionals, patients, and their families as necessary.
• To independently, or in a shared visit model, evaluate routine, acute, critical, new patients, or specialty consultations when needed or required and discuss with attending and staff as appropriate and document in the EHR. Any required documentation workflow must be adhered to
• Be able to interpret and act upon ordered tests, procedures, and radiographic studies
• To assist in formulating and implementing protocols to improve efficiency in the clinical specialty
• Effectively communicate with family or patients in person, via telephone and/or via other electronic modalities in a timely manner. Ensure in their absence, appropriate clinical coverage has been arranged for patient management and communication as appropriate
• At all times adhere to all policies and procedures of UCSF Health in terms of HIPPA/Communication/Privacy/Code of Conduct, and any other UCSF or Medical Center Policies, which includes meeting the encounter closure requirements of the Medical Staff Bylaws
• Mandatory attendance at APP UCSF Onboarding Sessions for all new APP employees whether experienced or new to APP practice. Adhere to all scheduling and communication policies whether specific or as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement
• Some duties, performed routinely or periodically, may be unique to the specific clinical service of the APP
• Accountable to ED/LPPH for appropriate transfer and patient flow
• Place or Drop Legal Hold