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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Fein Memory and Aging Center includes an NIH funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) s |
| > | upported by the National Institute of Aging. As one of the more than 30 ADRCs across the United Stat | ||||
| > | es, the UCSF ADRC serves as a national resource for research on the nature of Alzheimer’s disease (A | ||||
| > | D) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) and the development of more effective approaches to prevention, d | ||||
| > | iagnosis, care, and therapy. Together, ADRCs create shared resources that support dementia-relevant | ||||
| > | research. | ||||
| 2 | The Fein Memory and Aging Center includes an NIH funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) s | ||||
| > | upported by the National Institute of Aging. As one of the more than 30 ADRCs across the United Stat | ||||
| > | es, the UCSF ADRC serves as a national resource for research on the nature of Alzheimer’s disease (A | ||||
| > | D) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) and the development of more effective approaches to prevention, d | ||||
| > | iagnosis, care, and therapy. Together, ADRCs create shared resources that support dementia-relevant | ||||
| > | research. For more than 20 years, the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center (MAC) has b | ||||
| > | een providing exemplary care for patients and their families, exploring innovative ways to understan | ||||
| > | d and discover treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, and reaching out to the broader community | ||||
| > | to raise awareness about these diseases of aging. The UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center has grown fr | ||||
| > | om a single faculty member in 1998 into a major center for dementia care, research, and education. T | ||||
| > | oday, the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center employs over 300 talented faculty and staff and enlists | ||||
| > | the support of more than 40 volunteers. We house 38 faculty members from neurology, geriatrics, psyc | ||||
| > | hiatry, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and nursing, and we have cared for more than 10,000 pati | ||||
| > | ents through our clinical and research programs. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | For more than 20 years, the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center (MAC) has been provi |
| > | ding exemplary care for patients and their families, exploring innovative ways to understand and dis | ||||
| > | cover treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, and reaching out to the broader community to raise | ||||
| > | awareness about these diseases of aging. The UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center has grown from a sing | ||||
| > | le faculty member in 1998 into a major center for dementia care, research, and education. Today, the | ||||
| > | UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center employs over 300 talented faculty and staff and enlists the suppo | ||||
| > | rt of more than 40 volunteers. We house 38 faculty members from neurology, geriatrics, psychiatry, c | ||||
| > | ognitive psychology, neuroscience, and nursing, and we have cared for more than 10,000 patients thro | ||||
| > | ugh our clinical and research programs. | ||||
| 5 | UCSF Medical Center and Campus requires certain healthcare providers to be credentialed. In most cas | ||||
| > | es this is done through its Office of Medical Affairs & Governance (OMAG) prior to the first working | ||||
| > | day. Credentialing and approval of the Standardized Procedures takes between 60-90 days but can var | ||||
| > | y. Required Qualifications: Nurse Practitioner 1 (less than six (6) months of experience as an NP): | ||||
| > | 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). - One year minimum of previous | ||||
| > | research related experience (employment, academic, or volunteer), OR one year minimum of experience | ||||
| > | working with a geriatric and/or cognitively impaired adult population (employment, academic, or volu | ||||
| > | nteer). - Experience performing neurological exams in a clinical setting. Minimum License/Certificat | ||||
| > | ion: - California Registered Nurse (RN) License without restriction - California Certified Nurse Pra | ||||
| > | ctitioner (NP) without restriction - California Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number including Sched | ||||
| > | ule II furnishing privileges - NP national board certification from an accepted certifying agency al | ||||
| > | igned 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). - California Driver License | ||||
| > | (if required for position) - Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration with Schedules 2, 2 | ||||
| > | N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 registered to a California address - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life | ||||
| > | Support (BLS) certification - Additional required AHA certifications: None additional to BLS - Addit | ||||
| > | ional required certifications (such as ENLS): None Preferred Qualifications: - Two years or more of | ||||
| > | clinical experience in neurology or closely related field within the past five years, including enco | ||||
| > | unters with patients with neurodegenertive conditions (employment, academic, or volunteer). - Specia | ||||
| > | lized experience and/or education in neuroanatomy and neuroimaging. | ||||