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About The Position

Requirements

• Five or more years of recent pediatric cardiac inpatient nursing experience.
• Ability to obtain CCS paneling within one year of hire.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Knowledge of pediatric congenital heart disease.
• Strong heart-rhythm interpretation experience.
• Strong peripheral intravenous (PIV) insertion skills.
• Experience performing bubble studies.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of California.
• Current AHA ACLS certification.
• Current AHA BLS certification.
• Current AHA PALS certification.
• Flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN).
• CCS paneled.
• Recent experience working in an outpatient or ambulatory setting.
• Experience with an electronic medical record system; EPIC/APeX strongly preferred.
• Microsoft Outlook experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care with insurance companies, home-health agencies, DME companies, parents, pharmacies, CCS, and other support services; facilitate timely communication and submit paperwork.
• Respond to pharmacy and parent calls about prescription renewals and provide patient education; assist with creating or reorganizing teaching materials.
• Coordinate clinic operations and patient flow, use clinical judgment regarding testing, conduct regulatory chart audits, document assessments in APEX, and comply with clinical, safety, infection-control, and regulatory requirements.
• Obtain medication authorizations, coordinate medication ordering, support safe medication administration, assist with refills, and document medication-related activity and patient interactions in APEX.
• Coordinate lab requisitions and follow-up; obtain, review, and distribute outside lab results, flag abnormal results for ordering providers, and review results with families as directed.
• Respond to phone calls, emails, CRMS, and InBasket messages; address patient-care needs within scope of practice and escalate questions to providers as appropriate.
• Document patient communications and facilitate letters requested for school, employment, or other purposes; follow up with families after medication or diagnosis changes and hospitalizations.
• Assess patient needs and responses to treatment, recognize and report physical or emotional concerns, and identify patients appropriate for transition education and planning.
• Review and triage new patient referrals, troubleshoot provider schedules, coordinate multidisciplinary care, and connect patients with appropriate resources such as social work and child life.
• Provide individualized, age-appropriate nursing care; prepare and instruct patients for procedures; perform or assist with EKGs, four-limb blood pressures, saline and contrast echocardiograms, and other procedures as needed.
• Administer and document medications, use equipment safely, coordinate transition education and transfer to adult care, and respond appropriately to emergencies.
• Coordinate continuity of care, triage and prioritize patient needs, maintain accurate records, communicate with patients and the healthcare team, and act as a liaison and patient advocate.
• Participate in performance-improvement activities, data collection, safety reporting, and resource-conscious practice.
• Attend relevant training and staff meetings, support the orientation of colleagues, maintain required professional credentials, and comply with work-time, scheduling, phone, and other workplace policies.
• Perform other duties related to patient-care activities as required.