Nurse Practitioner - Interventional Radiology

Job Description

Job Description:
A Nurse Practitioner is a professional nurse who possesses the advanced education, knowledge, clinical skills and experience necessary to provide expert nursing care in the area of specialization. The Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Nurse Practitioner has in-depth knowledge in the neurosciences, vascular disease, hemorrhage management, and genetic evaluation. Under the direction of the Program Directors of the UCSF HHT Center of Excellence, the HHT Nurse Practitioner has responsibilities in clinical practice, education, consultation, research, utilization review and leadership within the HHT Center of Excellence and the Medical Center. HHT is a multisystem genetic disorder occurring in about 1/5000 individuals. The vascular malformations that accompany HHT can result in brain hemorrhage, pulmonary hemorrhage, epistaxis (nosebleeds), gastrointestinal bleeding, and chronic anemia. The HHT Foundation certifies hospitals as centers of excellence based on development of multidisciplinary teams of physicians to care for the various manifestations of the disease.

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: - 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). - 1-3 years experience as nurse practitioner in Neurology, Neurovascular, Neurosurgery or Neuro IR, hematology, OHNS, and/or HHT. Preferred Qualifications: - Case management experience - Experience managing clinical research protocols and working with hospital human subjects research committees - Knowledge of ethical conduct of Human Subjects Research Required Licensure/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 Adult Hybrid Inpatient and Outpatient (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: ACLS 9. Additional required certifications (such as ENLS): None UCSF Medical Center requires all Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to be credentialed through its Office of Medical Affairs and Governance (OMAG) to practice and function in their clinical role. This applies to both adult and pediatric APPs in the inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. Credentialing takes between 60-90 days and must be completed prior to the first working day.