Nurse Consultant

UCSF • San Francisco, CA

32d • $121,900 - $277,100 • Onsite

About The Position

As a technical expert in tuberculosis (TB) control, the nurse consultant will provide clinical and case management consultation for patients with TB to ensure the best chance for cure for each case, to minimize adverse effects, and to halt the transmission of TB in California. The incumbent will be part of a multidisciplinary program liaison team for a broad geographic region within the state.

Requirements

• Technical expertise in tuberculosis (TB) control.
• Clinical and case management consultation skills for TB patients.
• Ability to consult with healthcare providers, local health jurisdictions, laboratories, and hospitals.
• Skill in developing and interpreting complex policies and clinical guidelines.
• Experience leading projects related to patient services.
• Ability to analyze licensing and practice policy issues.
• Experience conducting onsite evaluations of health programs.
• Proficiency in developing and coordinating action plans.
• Skills in gathering and analyzing epidemiologic, programmatic, and clinical data.
• Ability to update protocols, reports, data collection tools, templates, and training modules.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical expertise related to TB care and case management.
• Consults with a variety of health care providers, local health jurisdictions, laboratories, hospitals and staff to ensure quality of care for TB patients.
• Develops and interprets complex policies and clinical guidelines and objectives related to the control of TB.
• Leads projects related to the provision of services for TB patients.
• Analyzes licensing and practice policy issues for clinicians and allied health professionals.
• Conducts onsite evaluations of local health department TB programs, develops and coordinates effective action plans with the local health departments to meet the performance standards and metrics of the TB Indicators Project and other state and national objectives.
• Gathers and analyzes epidemiologic, programmatic and clinical data, and updates TB and Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) protocols, project reports, data collection tools and templates and training modules, as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior