Registered Nurse - Multispecialty Ambulatory Clinic

University of California, San Francisco • Walnut Creek, CA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Medical Director and Nurse Manager, guided by the policies and procedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the provider staff, the Clinical Nurse II (CN II) performs established nursing procedures using clinical knowledge to care for patients. The nurse provides excellent clinical care, telephone advice, and patient education to the Pediatric Specialty patients. The CN II will comply with the Medical Center house and Telephone Standards. The CN II is accountable for his/her own practice and has primary responsibility for utilizing nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe patient care in the outpatient clinical setting. S/he carries out established nursing procedures and performs related duties as required and performs nursing care for patients with complex needs. CN II is recognized as a leader and clinical resource and demonstrates investment in the overall forward movement of the practice and organization. CN II serves as resource for all clinical staff and initiates and participates in patient and staff education. The Clinical Nurse II is responsible for nursing in the following Pediatric Specialties are located at Mission Bay on the 4th, 5th, and 6th floors of Gateway Medical Building. The Clinical Nurse II must have the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks and work well with staff, patients, and providers. A high degree of independence, initiative, assertiveness, and diplomacy are necessary in dealing with faculty, staff, and patients in a complex environment. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals (BCH) Ambulatory Services provides approximately 450,000 outpatient clinic visits annually, with activity spanning over 20 unique sites of care across the 9-County Bay Area and beyond, and with clinical services spanning primary care, medical specialties and surgical specialties. BCH Ambulatory Services comprises practices with faculty from many different academic departments across the UCSF School of Medicine including pediatrics, neurology, surgery, orthopedics, otolaryngology, urology, ophthalmology and neurosurgery. To improve access to service in the community and remain competitive in the Bay Area regional marketplace, BCH Ambulatory Services is expanding into both affiliate and satellite locations which will entail different models of activation and clinical oversite. This position plays a leadership role in ensuring alignment with clinical services and workflows so there is consistency across the BCH Ambulatory enterprise. This position is 100% on-site and must be able to travel to multiple locations, such as San Francisco and Oakland. The nurse is required to work in a fast-paced environment, to be flexible to work at multiple sites, and to cross-cover multiple sub-specialties and other nurses in the division when needed. This nurse will be expected to be highly skilled with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the pulmonary disease process, the major treatment modalities, symptom management, supportive care, and patient education.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of recent experience working as a pediatric registered nurse
• Two (2) years of recent pediatric ambulatory RN experience in gastroenterology, orthopedics, or other complex specialty clinic.
• Minimum 1 year recent experience in telephone triage, in basket management and care coordination in an ambulatory clinic setting
• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
• Current California Registered Nursing license
• Current American Heart Association CPR certification

Nice To Haves

• Experience working at an Academic Medical Center
• Charge Nurse experience
• Familiarity with billing, prior authorizations, and insurance requirements in specialty clinics.
• BSN

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining the knowledge and abilities essential to the performance of stated behaviors.
• Carries out legal responsibilities within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act.
• Accountable to the NURSE SVC SUPV 2 for overall work performance.

What This Job Offers

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