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Emergency Care Specialist
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We are seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our team in the Emergency Care setting.
This role requires a competent and compassionate individual who can provide high-quality patient care while demonstrating awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and the ability to work independently.
Provide nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
Administer medications and treatments; monitor for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Document patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must meet the following requirements:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty, preferred.
BLS certification required.
RN License in state of employment or compact.
Current ACLS certification required.
Current PALS certification required.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated Registered Nurse to make a meaningful contribution to our team.
Emergency Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (San Francisco)
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Emergency Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nursing Excellence
Full Time
83658BR
Job Summary
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse who serves as a nurse expert in Emergency Care Nursing, leader, consultant, educator, and mentor for the nursing staff and teams at UCSF Medical Center. The specialized knowledge and advanced skills required for this role include clinical expertise in the management of the emergency care patient population and related nursing care; design and implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP); education and mentorship; consultation; quality improvement; and team leadership. The role has three spheres of impact across the health system's adult services that include the patient/family, nursing/interprofessional teams, and the organization/health system. This role works collaboratively with the clinical and administrative teams to support and ensure high quality standards of nursing care and professional practice to optimize patient, team, and system outcomes.
Involves advanced expertise in evidence-based nursing and practice in a range of specialty areas, such as oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, psychiatric / mental health, adult health, acute / critical care, among others. Provides direct patient care, teaching, mentoring, consulting, research, management, and systems improvement. Influences outcomes by providing expert consultation to all care providers and implementing improvements in health care delivery systems.
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.
The salary range for this position is $209,447 - $235,840 (Annual Rate).
To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit:
Department Description
The Center for Nursing Excellence and Innovation is a Nursing support department with four main divisions: Nursing Professional Development, Nursing Quality Analytics, Clinical Practice and Research, and Nursing
Continuous Improvement and Affiliate Relations. The Professional Development team includes Nursing
Professional Development Specialists who oversee the training and education needs for the Department of
Nursing. The Clinical Practice team includes Clinical Nurse Specialists and Advanced Practice
Specialists, who oversee evidence-based practice standards that optimize quality and safety patient outcomes. The Research & Scholarship team includes Nurse Scientists, a Scholarship Development Specialists and an Evidence Implementation Specialist who oversee the infrastructure for clinical inquiry, evidence-based practice, research, and innovation. The Nursing Quality Analytics team includes nursing quality analysts who oversee data production, dissemination and analytics. The Nursing Continuous Improvement and Affiliate Relations team oversees continuous improvement processes and nursing quality with affiliate organizations. The mission of the Center of Nursing Excellence & Innovation is to prepare and support UCSF nurses to be expert clinicians and authentic leaders who provide high quality compassionate care, foster the spirit of clinical inquiry, promote professional development and enhance a culture of diversity and inclusivity.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of three (3) years of recent clinical RN experience in the Emergency Department.
- In-depth knowledge of one or more clinical specialty areas, to include diagnoses, treatments, standards of practice and patient / family educational consulting and resources.
- Advanced knowledge of methodology for conducting evidence-based research, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to assess highly-complex issues and develop multiple options for resolution.
- Advanced interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide education, training, and direction to nursing staff, and to develop positive working relationships with patients, families, employees, and outside agencies as required. Advanced skills in written and verbal communications, with the ability to convey complex and / or sensitive information in a clear and concise manner.
- The flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations
Preferred Qualifications
Doctorate degree (PhD or DNP) from an accredited Nursing program
License/Certification
- Master's degree from an accredited Nursing program
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California (CA BRN)
- Current CNS license in the State of California (CA BRN)
- Current American Heart Association CPR certification
- Current American Heart Association ACLS certification
- Clinical Nurse Specialist or APRN specialty certification (e.g. ACCNS-AG, AGCNS-BC) or obtained within one year of hire
About UCSF
At UCSF Health, our mission of innovative patient care, advanced technology and pioneering research is redefining what's possible for the patients we serve - a promise we share with the professionals who make up our team.
Consistently ranked among the top 10 hospitals nationwide by U.S. News & World Report - UCSF Health is committed to providing the most rewarding work experience while delivering the best care available anywhere. In an environment that allows for continuous learning and opportunities for professional growth, UCSF Health offers the ideal atmosphere in which to best use your skills and talents.
Pride Values
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.
In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at diversity.ucsf.edu
Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Organization
Health
Job Code and Payroll Title
006481 CLIN NURSE OR ADV PRACT SPEC 4
Job Category
Nursing - Advanced Practice, Other Nursing
Bargaining Unit
99 - Policy-Covered (No Bargaining Unit)
Employee Class
Career
Percentage
100%
Location
San Francisco, CA
Campus
Parnassus Heights (SF), Various Work Sites
Work Style
Fully On-Site
Shift
Days
Shift Length
8 Hours
Additional Shift Details
Monday - Friday
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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Emergency Medicine/Acute Cancer Care Center (ACCC)

Posted 18 days ago
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*Shift - Dayshift - Monday - Thursday (four 10hr shifts including weekends)*
Our Acute Cancer Care Center (previously called Emergency Center) is a place where patients choose to come when the severity of their disease requires emergency care. More than 26,000 patients annually receive care in MD Anderson's 44-bed Acute Cancer Care Center for a variety of acute oncologic emergencies.
*JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES *
Clinical Pharmacy Practice:
- Develops and/or maintains an active clinical pharmacy practice on the assigned service(s), actively participates in inpatient rounds and/or outpatient clinic coverage, including on-call and weekend coverage as assigned.
- Collaborates with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to optimize the pharmacotherapeutic aspects of patient care.
- Manages the medication therapy of individual patients (in collaboration with the healthcare team); develops, recommends, implements, monitors, and redesigns drug therapy regimens to optimize therapy; performs these tasks within the position/professional scope of practice and institutional and department policy and procedures.
- Manages daily patient medication problems and emergency situations as they arise and documents activities in the electronic health record appropriately (interventions, notes, handoffs, etc).
- Provides timely follow-up on the clinical effects of the medication regimen with adjustments as necessary to achieve optimal outcomes and documents actions.
- Provides drug and clinical information to other healthcare professionals.
- Develops and communicates specific pharmacotherapeutic plans for individual patients.
- Provides accurate and timely medication reconciliation and updates of medication list.
- Identifies and intervenes appropriately to resolve potential medication problems of all assigned patients.
- Evaluates and provides recommendations on pharmacokinetic or nutrition consults as applicable.
- Participates in discharge planning for assigned inpatients.
- Proactively assesses patient's financial status and addresses barriers.
- Appropriately participates in and guides medical staff to comply with institutional standards, initiatives, and guidelines (ABN's, prior authorization requirements, reimbursement optimization, formulary management, REMS programs, drug shortage programs
Education and Training:
- Provides effective medication and practice-related education or counseling to patients and caregivers.
- Provides accurate and timely medication, treatment guidelines, formulary, and other pertinent information to members of the healthcare team.
- Demonstrates a desire and an aptitude for teaching that includes mastery of the four preceptor roles when teaching clinical problem solving (instructing, modeling, coaching, and facilitating) to trainees.
- Demonstrates the ability to provide comprehensive and constructive criteria-based feedback and evaluation of resident/student performance including an assessment, identification of opportunities for improvements and an actionable plan.
- Serves as an effective preceptor for resident, student, and other trainee clinical learning experiences.
- Effectively precepts other trainee-required experiences including oncology forum, research projects, grand rounds, MUEs, etc.
- Collaborates with student and residency leadership to coordinate individual learning experiences.
- Attends and actively participates in trainee learning activities including grand rounds, student presentations, pharmacy pearls, journal club, grand rounds workshops, etc.
- Provides didactic lectures, in-services, shared student instruction or attends case conference presentations to trainees.
- Models professional behavior to orient, mentor, and train new clinical staff on patient care services, policy and procedures, and normal operating procedures (in collaboration with the Clinical Manager).
Clinical Support:
- Appropriately uses technology to facilitate safe and efficient delivery and communication of patient care (electronic health record, mobile devices, lap tops, VPN, etc.).
- Participates in medication-related processes to assess, evaluate, maintain and improve the delivery of patient care.
- Actively participates in institutional initiatives to develop, improve, validate and implement research and standard of patient care tools (ordersets, treatment plans, algorithms, patient education materials, etc.) to optimize patient care and safety.
- Adheres to regulatory/compliance policies and procedures that govern the profession and scope of practice.
- Completes pharmacy protocol reviews to facilitate the IRB submission processes.
- Critically analyzes their own practice, experience, medical literature, and other information resources for the purposes of self-improvement.
- Obtains/maintains required and preferred licenses, certifications, training, and continuing education prior to the deadlines including but not limited to preceptor certificate, pharmacist license, BLS, ACLS, service specific competencies, DTM, sterile compounding certification and process validation (as assigned), etc.
- Consistently documents and reviews clinical activity/interventions appropriately.
- Uses professional judgment and language to report safety events utilizing the institutional and federal government systems (UHC Safety Intelligence System, Medwatch, etc.).
- Consistently models service excellence.
- Attends and actively participates in committees/meetings (e.g., Division of Pharmacy, Disease Site and Institutional).
- Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
- Aligns all patient care activities and project work with departmental and institutional policies, business model/needs, goals, and vision.
- Other duties as assigned.
*EDUCATION:*
Required: Pharm.D degree.
*EXPERIENCE:*
Required: Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY 1) and Residency in the area of specialization (PGY 2). Experience as a clinical pharmacist in the area of specialization may substitute for the required residency on a one-to-one basis.
*LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:*
Required: Texas State Board of Pharmacy Pharmacist license within 90 days of job entry.
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. Information
* Requisition ID: 175122
* Employment Status: Full-Time
* Employee Status: Regular
* Work Week: Days
* Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 149,500
* Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 187,000
* Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 224,500
* FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
* Fund Type: Hard
* Work Location: Onsite
* Pivotal Position: Yes
* Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
* Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
* Science Jobs: No
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