(NP) Nurse Practitioner - Trauma Surgery - 140177

#140177 (NP) Nurse Practitioner - Trauma Surgery

Under the direction of clinical faculty, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) functions as provider of patient care in the fields of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and General Surgery. Provide full clinical support in management of inpatients and outpatients. Plan, implement and evaluate health care treatments for critically ill and injured patients. Assist in General Surgery and Trauma Clinics. May assume such other duties for other trauma/critical care as assigned by Trauma Director. Develop and provide patient education. Participates in research and/or quality assurance studies. Function as liaison with trauma coordinator, financial counselors, social workers, and research nurses. Position requires special skills and knowledge in the fields of trauma, critical care, and general surgery.

While not required, a cover letter is highly recommended when applying to this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• California Registered Nurse (RN) license, California Nurse Practitioner (NP) license, and Furnishing License Certification.
• Current Nurse Practitioner (NP) Specialty Certification from one of the following Nursing Boards: ACNP or AGACNP
• BLS/CPR and ACLS certification at time of hire with commitment to get ART within 6 months of hire date.
• Two (2) or more years of recent Nurse Practitioner experience in one or more of the following areas: trauma, acute care surgery, surgical critical care.
• Experience caring for injured or critically ill surgical patients and be comfortable managing common trauma-related procedures.
• Participation in trauma activations and emergency responses. Experience with Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) principles.
• Ability to properly counsel patients and families, particularly in delicate or death and dying situations. Ability to communicate effectively with patients and other health care personnel.
• Ability to write orders regarding the execution of inpatient and outpatient plans of treatment.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of medical ethics and law practices, pertaining to medical and medical socioeconomics.
• Ability to assess the daily status and progress of patients and report this effectively to the physician in-charge and other medical care personnel associated with the patient.
• Ability to serve a large volume of patients rapidly and effectively on a walk-in or appointment basis, within set time limits.
• Skill in recording nursing/medical assessment findings accurately and completely.
• Skill at providing clear written, verbal and telephone communication with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data in a meaningful manner.
• Ability to be trained in the use of specialized medical equipment.
• Theoretical background in: anatomy, physiology, general medicine, pulmonary, emergency and critical care medicine, management of common diseases, concepts of medicine and surgery, therapeutics including pharmacology, counseling techniques and interpersonal dynamics.
• Ability to perform initial history, and physical examination, identify major medical problems, and formulate appropriate plans of action.
• Ability to maintain detailed medical information in an organized and easily retrievable manner. Knowledge of all types of treatment and modalities necessary for the patients care and well-being.
• Skill to communicate in a helpful, nonjudgmental, effective and informative manner, in person or by telephone. Excellent interpersonal skills, tact, diplomacy, in order to interact effectively with all levels of professional staff and patients. Ability to work as a team member.
• Writing skills to prepare clear medical reports, laboratory data and progress notes, as well as policies, procedures and protocols for patient care management. Skill in participating in research or quality assurance studies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Level 1 Trauma experience.
• Knowledge of clinical and ancillary services within the UCSD Medical Center.

Special Conditions:

• Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs. Some weekend work may be required. Overtime required as needed.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• Must be able to obtain UCSD Medical Staff privileges and maintain during employment. Due to advanced practice credentialing eligibility, clinical advanced practice experience must be within the last two years gained through school or work experience.
• Current UCSD NPIII employees may be hired at the NPIII level pending review and approval by Health Human Resources and the UCSD Advanced Practice Council.