Only the job description changed.
| Previous Job Description | Current Job Description | ||||
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| t | 1 | Qualifications: | t | 1 | The Center for Pain Medicine is a high-volume specialty clinic with multiple satellite clinics that |
| > | focuses on a variety of chronic pain diagnoses. The Center for Pain Medicine provides holistic care | ||||
| > | to include procedural intervention, infusions, psychology services and medication management. The Ce | ||||
| > | nter for Pain Medicine also collaborates with the department of Psychiatry to provide infusion thera | ||||
| > | py for a select group of patients. | ||||
| 2 | Required Qualification - Minimum 5 years working as a registered nurse - Minimum 1 years as a regist | 2 | |||
| > | ered nurse working with patients with chronic pain - Minimum 2 years working in an ambulatory clinic | ||||
| > | as a registered nurse within the last 5 years - Minimum 1 year IV start experience as a registered | ||||
| > | nurse within the last 5 years - Minimum 1 year experience in telephone triage, inbasket management a | ||||
| > | nd care coordination in an ambulatory clinic setting - Ability to wear lead apron for up to 8 hours | ||||
| > | per day - This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations | ||||
| > | . - Knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the posi | ||||
| > | tion. - Recent experience in the use of electronic medical record documentation Preferred Qualificat | ||||
| > | ion - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Experience and fluency in working with computers - Expe | ||||
| > | rience with EPIC - Proficiency in handling sterile equipment - Proficiency in procedural moderate se | ||||
| > | dation - Proficiency in sterile procedure setup Required Licenses / Certifications - Current Registe | ||||
| > | red Nurse as defined by California Board of Registered Nursing - Current CPR through the American He | ||||
| > | art Association - Current ACLS certification - PALS certification within 6 months of hire | ||||
| 3 | The clinical nurse provides care for patients with multiple or complex pain management needs. They | ||||
| > | provide advanced clinical skills in assessing, treating, and evaluating patients with chronic pain. | ||||
| > | They facilitate an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to the treatment of patients and wil | ||||
| > | l assist with patient inquiries in person, via phone, and electronic health record messaging. The cl | ||||
| > | inical nurse provides emotional and psychological support to patients with chronic pain and coordina | ||||
| > | tes clinical care amongst multiple disciplines to support patients’ needs. | ||||
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| 5 | The clinical nurse is responsible for assisting the faculty, fellows, and residents in procedure ro | ||||
| > | oms by circulating, administering procedural moderate sedation, and coordinating the care of patient | ||||
| > | s throughout the procedural period (before, during and after each procedure). The nurse will be resp | ||||
| > | onsible for initiating and monitoring patients undergoing infusion treatments at the Center for Pain | ||||
| > | Medicine. | ||||
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| 7 | •Utilizes the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide s | ||||
| > | afe, therapeutic care | ||||
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| 9 | •Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams; carries out established nursing | ||||
| > | procedures and performs related duties as required | ||||
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| 11 | •Performs nursing care for patients with more complex needs with assistance and supervision | ||||
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| 13 | •Assists with the management of patient care administered by other members of the nursing team | ||||