Nurse Practitioner - NICU (BCH-CrossBay)

UCSF•Oakland, CA

3d•$106 - $137

About The Position

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is recognized throughout the world as a leader in health care, known for innovation, technology and compassionate care. UCSF has one of the top children's hospitals in the nation, ranked #7 in Neonatology by U.S. News & World Report in 2025. Our 180-bed UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital has more than 150 specialists in more than 40 areas of medicine. The Intensive Care Nursery (ICN) at BCH San Francisco was founded in 1964 and pioneered fetal surgery and is a 58-bed unit that provides care for critically ill newborns and infants. The Newborn ICU (NICU) at BCH Oakland is a 43-bed department. Both the ICN and the NICU have the expertise to treat the smallest, sickest and most fragile babies needing surgery for heart, lung, gastrointestinal and other life-threatening conditions. Our neonatal heart program is one of the largest in the country, treating almost 200 newborns with heart disease each year. Both units are Regional Intensive Care Nurseries and work with an extensive network of hospitals in Northern California to provide neonatology care. The Nurse Practitioner will act as a member of the care team, taking primary responsibility for the safe delivery of care for inpatient newborns and infants. 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.

Requirements

Graduation from a California Board of Registered Nursing recognized Nurse Practitioner Program with a masters or doctoral degree aligned with a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner specialization
Minimum of one (1) year of recent working experience in a Level III or IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as a Nurse Practitioner
California Registered Nurse (RN) License without restriction
California Nurse Practitioner (NP) License without restriction
California Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number
NP national board certification from an accepted certifying agency aligned with the patient population and clinical role Neonatal (NNP-BC).
California Driver License (if required for position)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration with Schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 registered to a California address
American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Additional required AHA certifications: NRP Advanced

Nice To Haves

More than two (2) years of experience working as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in a Level III or IV Neonatal ICU
Lactation education experience or IBCLC certification

Responsibilities

Independently (independent APP encounter) or collaboratively (shared physician and APP encounter) evaluates and manages patients.
Includes taking histories, performing physical examinations, responding to changes in patient status, performing consults, ordering or furnishing medications/diagnostic tests/treatments/therapies/consultations/referrals/durable medical equipment (DME)/home health services.
Care provided must be documented in the electronic medical record in accordance with the UCSF Rules and Regulations.
Provider services must be billed to reflect the performing provider and comply with the APP Billing Policy 3.08.01.
APPs must respond to clinical documentation integrity inquiries from the Department of Quality and Patient Safety within 3 days.
Performs procedures granted to them via privileges/standardized procedures.
Identifies patients with acute decompensation or failure and responds to the hospital plan of care and reviews with physician.
Initiates consultations as indicated.
Documents independent assessment findings and recommends appropriate treatments.
Participates in service rounds and patient evaluation and treatment planning.
Reviews lab tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic tests, and initiates appropriate team plans.
Evaluates complex cases, establishes individualized plans of care for disposition to a lower level of care.
Interprets and acts upon completed tests, procedures, and radiographic studies.
Completes clinically relevant paperwork/electronic health record (EHR) documentation, including but not limited to ordering medications, completing episodic care notes and discharge summaries in accordance with the UCSF Rules and Regulations.
Effectively communicates findings, treatment options, and care plans with patients and their families.
May first assist in the operating room if privileged to do so through OMAG after completing the required certification and proctoring.
Monitors and evaluates patients for discharge. Sets parameters and guidelines for continuum of care with multi-disciplinary team. This includes evaluating and defining discharge regimen.
Discharges patients including prescribing/furnishing medications, ordering DME, and recommending or referring for ongoing follow up care, providing discharge teaching, and completing discharge summaries.
Coordinates care throughout the continuum including hospital admission, care coordination with staff and consulting services, and hospital discharge planning.
Coordinates episodic care and determines timing of routine clinic follow up.
Participates in huddles with clinic/hospital staff and anticipates patients who require close management or intervention.
Consults with nursing staff on plan and implementation of individualized nursing care plans.
Independently provides case summaries for disability, insurance agencies, workers compensation, work releases, and medical supply agencies.
Formulates and implements protocols to improve quality and efficiency and control waste in the clinical specialty.
Evaluates and manages patients in independent APP encounters, including telehealth.
Provides care to new, follow-up, acute, routine, and specialty patients.
Reviews or collaborates with attending physician as needed.
Performs procedures individually granted to them via standardized procedures/privileges.
Identifies high-risk groups and complex cases for review with attending physician. Initiates consultations as appropriate.
Evaluates complex cases, establishes individualized plans of care for rehabilitation, and facilitates occupational and physical therapy and physical medicine and rehabilitation consultations.
Interprets and acts upon the ordered tests, procedures, and radiographic studies in a timely fashion.
Completes clinically relevant paperwork/EHR, including but not limited to ordering medications, completing episodic care notes and telephone encounters.
Evaluates and manages patients in shared encounters with attending physician, including telehealth.
This should increase clinic access with a goal of doubling clinic volume since two providers will be sharing the clinic responsibilities.
Collaborating on evidence-based assessments and plans.
May first-assist in the operating room if privileged to do so through OMAG after completing the required certification and proctoring.
Attends department quality improvement meetings and participates in patient evaluation and planning.
Coordinates care throughout the continuum including hospital admission, care coordination with staff and consulting services, and hospital discharge planning. DOES not include management of inpatients.