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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is recognized throughout the world as a leader in health care, know |
| > | n for innovation, technology and compassionate care. UCSF has one of the top children's hospitals in | ||||
| > | the nation, according to a ranking by U.S. News & World Report. Our 183-bed UCSF Benioff Children's | ||||
| > | Hospital has more than 150 specialists in more than 40 areas of medicine. | ||||
| 2 | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is recognized throughout the world as a leader in health care, know | ||||
| > | n for innovation, technology and compassionate care. UCSF has one of the top children's hospitals in | ||||
| > | the nation, according to a ranking by U.S. News & World Report. Our 183-bed UCSF Benioff Children's | ||||
| > | Hospital has more than 150 specialists in more than 40 areas of medicine. The Pediatric Intensive C | ||||
| > | are Unit (PICU) at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital provides extraordinary high-level care for child | ||||
| > | ren who require continuous monitoring. The unit has 20 beds for infants and children suffering from | ||||
| > | a variety of conditions or recovering from surgery. More than 1,000 children per year are admitted i | ||||
| > | nto the intensive care units at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital arriving via ambulance, helicopter | ||||
| > | and airplane from throughout the western United States. The Pediatric Transitional Care Unit (TCUP) | ||||
| > | is an 18-bed unit for infants and children suffering from a variety of conditions or recovering from | ||||
| > | surgery. The TCU provides care to patients with a moderate to high complexity of disease such as th | ||||
| > | ose recovering from solid organ transplantation, titration of anticoagulant therapy and other infusi | ||||
| > | on, and post-operative specialty surgery care (ENT, neurosurgery). Patients requiring respiratory s | ||||
| > | upport including BIPAP, CPAP, high flow nasal cannula and patients requiring mechanical ventilation | ||||
| > | with tracheostomy in place are also routinely admitted to the TCUP. The Advanced Practice Provider | ||||
| > | will act as a full member of the team taking responsibility for the safe delivery of care in collabo | ||||
| > | ration with attending physicians, fellows and residents. This team member will meet productivity exp | ||||
| > | ectations as set forth by the Division Chief, performing any duties related to patient care activiti | ||||
| > | es that are appropriate and clearly delineated. Advanced Practice Providers on the PICU and TCUP Tea | ||||
| > | m provide care in rotating 12h shifts. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital provides extraordinary |
| > | high-level care for children who require continuous monitoring. The unit has 20 beds for infants an | ||||
| > | d children suffering from a variety of conditions or recovering from surgery. More than 1,000 childr | ||||
| > | en per year are admitted into the intensive care units at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital arriving | ||||
| > | via ambulance, helicopter and airplane from throughout the western United States. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: Graduation from a PA Program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commiss | 4 | |||
| > | ion on Education for the PA (ARC-PA). - Physician Assistant:- Minimum of one (1) year of clinical ex | ||||
| > | perience in Pediatric Critical Care unit - Sr. Physician Assistant - Minimum of five (5) years of cl | ||||
| > | inical experience in a Pediatric Critical Care unit Licenses/Certifications: - California Physician | ||||
| > | Assistant (PA) License without restriction - National Board Certification from the National Commissi | ||||
| > | on on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) - California Driver License (if required for pos | ||||
| > | ition) - Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration with Schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 re | ||||
| > | gistered to a California address - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certifi | ||||
| > | cation - Additional required AHA certifications: PALS - Additional required certifications (such as | ||||
| > | ENLS): None UCSF Medical Center requires all Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to be credentialed t | ||||
| > | hrough its Office of Medical Affairs and Governance (OMAG) to practice and function in their clinica | ||||
| > | l role. This applies to both adult and pediatric APPs in the inpatient and outpatient clinical setti | ||||
| > | ngs. Credentialing takes between 60-90 days and must be completed prior to the first working day. | ||||
| 5 | The Pediatric Transitional Care Unit (TCUP) is an 18-bed unit for infants and children suffering fr | ||||
| > | om a variety of conditions or recovering from surgery. The TCU provides care to patients with a mode | ||||
| > | rate to high complexity of disease such as those recovering from solid organ transplantation, titrat | ||||
| > | ion of anticoagulant therapy and other infusion, and post-operative specialty surgery care (ENT, neu | ||||
| > | rosurgery). Patients requiring respiratory support including BIPAP, CPAP, high flow nasal cannula an | ||||
| > | d patients requiring mechanical ventilation with tracheostomy in place are also routinely admitted t | ||||
| > | o the TCUP. The Advanced Practice Provider will act as a full member of the team taking responsibili | ||||
| > | ty for the safe delivery of care in collaboration with attending physicians, fellows and residents. | ||||
| > | This team member will meet productivity expectations as set forth by the Division Chief, performing | ||||
| > | any duties related to patient care activities that are appropriate and clearly delineated. | ||||
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| 7 | Advanced Practice Providers on the PICU and TCUP Team provide care in rotating 12h shifts. | ||||