UCSF nurse practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice providers (APPs) who possess the education, national board certification, California licensure, knowledge, clinical skills, and experience necessary to provide evidence-based patient care in their area of clinical practice. They provide routine, acute, critical, and specialty care as defined by their granted privileges/standardized procedures. These may include performing non-invasive or invasive procedures and operative first assist.
UCSF NPs are guided by and follow California regulations and the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and Policies*. They are authorized to exercise those privileges specifically granted to them by the Committee on Interdisciplinary Practice (CIDP), Executive Medical Board (EMB), and Governance Advisory Council (GAC),* and are expected to provide clinically indicated care that meets the applicable standard of care.
*UCSF-hired APPs whose UCSF clinical responsibilities require patient care at facilities/locations outside of UCSF Medical Center and Clinics must abide by California regulations and are expected to provide clinically indicated care that meets the applicable standards of care. Additionally, they must be credentialed and privileged and follow the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and Policies of those facilities/locations. Examples include but are not limited to Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital (LPPH), Marin Health, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, UCSF Health Saint Francis & St. Mary’s Hospitals and Clinics, Washington Hospital, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG).
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
Perioperative Services/Orthopaedic Institute
Under the supervision of the UCSF Department of Nursing and guided by the policies and procedures, rules and regulations, and bylaws of the UCSF Medical Center, some Nursing Policies, and, Medical Staff Policies, and any unique to inpatient or ambulatory patient services (for those AHPs providing services both in the inpatient and ambulatory environments) this Nurse Practitioner (NP) position is assigned to the Prepare Clinic and Foot and Ankle outpatient service. This AHP position may perform delegated functions as appropriate to their “scope of practice”. In general, the “scope of practice” includes the management of chronic stable medical conditions, specialty protocols (e.g. chemotherapy), routine care, acute or critical care, and medical and surgical procedures, including operative first assist per approved standardized procedures as identified by the list available on the Medical Staff Office website. The CIDP approved standardized procedures are unique to each person and unlikely to include all SPs on the list. This position may provide outpatient care in approved age groups at UCSF Health settings. The AHP has responsibility for the quality of standards of care for a specified patient population and evidences self-direction and accountability in the development of this role within all the UCSF medical center locations.
RequiredQualifications (all are required for duration of employment)
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
Adult Outpatient (A-GNP-C, ANP-C, FNP-C, GNP-C, AGPCNP-BC, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ACNPC-AG, ACNPC) See Addendum A below for more detail.
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
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 1 (less than six (6) months of experience as an NP):
NP in Family Practice
Completed a BRN recognized graduate Master’s Degree Program as a Nurse Practitioner
Able to or already be paneled with Medicare and Medicaid with CMS and in turn eligible for CCS paneling as appropriate for pediatric environment
Reappointment process occurs every two years following an initial approval of hospital privileges
Nurse Practitioner 2 (at least six (6) months of NP experience):
1. *OPTIONAL* Add measurable criteria such as “Two years of NP experience in adult critical care medicine or completion of the UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Medicine APP Fellowship.”
Nurse Practitioner Per Diem:
1. Minimum of Choose an item of clinical experience as an NP in the same specialty and setting.
1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
2. Judgement skills to effectively meet the needs of patients
3. Self-direction and organizational skills to function in an independent role
4. Ability to cope with personal stress experienced by health care providers and team members
5. Ability to meet minimum standards for hospital credentialing and billing standards as a billable provider
6. Submit health plan (Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial for all APPs; also, CCS for pediatric providers) enrollment by first clinical day
7. At all times, must adhere to the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Code of Conduct, PRIDE values, and applicable medical center/campus/departmental policies and procedures
8. At all times, must adhere to all UCSF policies regarding HIPPA, privacy, communication, documentation, encounter closure, and billing
9. Mandatory attendance at the Office of Advanced Practice Providers Orientation Sessions
10. Mandatory attendance at the APP Onboarding Committee APP Onboarding Series
11. This position requires flexibility for the APP to work at all UCSF Health facilities/locations
12. Performs other duties as assigned
