Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Surgical ICU - Full Time - 12hr Days
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner provides care for critically ill patients in a 24-bed Surgical, Trauma and Transplant ICU. The role applies and oversees care plans and clinical practice, participates in research and consultative services, serves as a liaison across departments, and contributes to education, leadership, and patient care management across preventative, acute, discharge, and ambulatory care settings. The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with healthcare professionals and uses independent decision-making to deliver patient care as an integral member of the medical team. Care is personalized and must align with CSHS philosophies, applicable standards of care and professional practice, care provision plans, performance improvement and patient education plans, codes of conduct, and hospital and departmental policies. The role includes caring for patients with diverse cultural backgrounds and special needs, attending to age and developmental status across adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations, and identifying and addressing safety issues.
Requirements
- Master of Nursing degree.
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
- Current California RN license.
- Nurse Practitioner and Furnishing licenses.
- NPI.
- Current DEA license (Schedule 2–5).
- Current ACLS certification.
- Minimum of two years of Nurse Practitioner experience in an Intensive Care Unit.
Nice To Haves
- ICU Nurse Practitioner experience in a surgical, trauma, or transplant setting is preferred.
- Experience with critically ill trauma and solid organ transplant patients is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Apply care plans and supervise clinical practice.
- Participate in research and provide consultative services.
- Serve as an interdepartmental and intradepartmental liaison.
- Contribute to education and leadership.
- Manage patient care across preventative care, acute care through discharge, and ambulatory care settings.
- Collaborate with diverse healthcare professionals and use independent decision-making to deliver patient care.
- Provide personalized care consistent with CSHS philosophies, professional standards, care plans, and hospital and departmental policies.
- Care for special patient populations and patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Perform duties with sensitivity to patients’ ages and developmental achievements, including adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
- Recognize safety issues, implement safety measures, and assess patients with developmental achievements in mind.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
