Nurse Practitioner I, Trauma (Nights)

University of California, Irvine•Orange, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

UC Irvine is a prestigious public university known for its academic achievement and research. The Department of Surgery faculty have expertise in multiple complex diseases and are integrated into subspecialties including cancer, gastrointestinal disease, vascular diseases, cardiovascular diseases, hepatobiliary disease, trauma, and surgical critical care. This position is for a Nurse Practitioner I in the Department of Surgery, focusing on the management and coordination of inpatient care for various divisions, including the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Service. The role involves assessing health needs, planning and evaluating patient care, participating in inpatient sign-outs, following up with surgical teams, and being involved in trauma resuscitations and surgical consultations. Responsibilities also include organizing procedures, obtaining consults, discharging patients, triaging phone calls, reviewing critical labs, obtaining medical histories, performing physical examinations, and managing the treatment of hospitalized patients. The Nurse Practitioner will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical competence, sound judgment, professional communication, and timely documentation, while also being responsible for professional development and competency validation. Under the supervision of the Chief of Trauma, Burns, and Critical Care Services, the NP will participate in comprehensive patient care, providing multi-disciplinary care coordination, treatment, education, monitoring, and communication.

Requirements

Knowledge of Windows and MS Office software applications (Excel, Word, Quest, Access, Power point and Outlook).
Ability to exercise diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with physicians, nurses, other paramedical personnel, administrators, emergency and law enforcement officers.
Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
Skill to clearly communicate medical information to a broad variety of people, both in person and over the telephone.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Writing skills to prepare clear medical reports, laboratory data and progress notes.
Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
Ability to be trained in the use of specialized medical equipment and procedures.
Demonstrates an understanding of and adheres to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) or other sensitive and personal information.
Successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
Educational training and/or experience to support setting and patient population.
Current, active, unrestricted California Registered Nurse license.
Current, active, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner license.
Current, active, unrestricted Furnishing license and DEA registration.
Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
NP National Board Certification (Beginning February 2018): Adult Gerontology Acute Care AGACNP-BC or ACNPC-AG
Current BLS, ACLS, PALS certification.
Within six months of hire, ATLS certification.
Ability to obtain UCIMC Allied Health Professional Privileges prior to hire
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

Nice To Haves

Experience in Trauma/Critical Care nursing.
Familiarity with UC policies and procedures.
Bilingual in Spanish and/or Vietnamese

Responsibilities

Assessing health needs, planning and evaluating care of all patients on the general surgery services as well as patients in the surgical intensive care unit.
Participating with inpatient sign out at beginning and end of shift.
Following up with the General Surgery teams/residents/attending physicians.
Involved in trauma resuscitations and performing surgical consultations on potential general surgery patients.
Responsibility for care and organization of procedures (including scheduling operations, interventional procedures, etc) and follow-up.
Obtain consults as needed.
Discharge patients (including discharge summary, instructions, and medications) when appropriate.
Triage phone calls.
Reviewing critical labs, follow-up of results with patient and medical staff.
Obtaining comprehensive medical histories.
Performing initial and periodic physical examinations/assessments.
Exploring patient’s interpretation of health needs.
Identify and treat patients and manage treatment of hospitalized patients.
Demonstrates an advanced level of medical knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation.
Responsible for professional development and competency validation.
Participate in the comprehensive care of patients in the ambulatory or inpatient settings.
Provide multi-disciplinary care coordination, treatment, education, monitoring, and communication with patients and referring physicians.