NURSE PRACT 2

UCSF Health BU; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of California, San Francisco Heart & Vascular Center’s Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center seeks a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to treat mechanical circulatory support (MCS), heart transplant, and advanced heart failure patients, among others.

The APP serves as a primary provider in the hospital setting and will collaborate with the Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist, Cardiothoracic Surgery and ICU teams, along with nursing, case management, social

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years as a Nurse Practitioner in MCS, or Advanced Heart Failure.
• Minimum of 2 years managing mechanical circulatory support patients.
• 3 years critical care nursing experience managing all MCS devices (impella, ECMO, LVAD).

Responsibilities

• Provide primary hospital-based care for patients with MCS, heart transplant, and advanced heart failure.
• Collaborate with cardiology, surgery, ICU teams, nursing, case management and social work.
• Evaluate and manage complex patient care across ICU and acute care units.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

MCS

Advanced Heart Failure

Critical care nursing

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Heart & Vascular Center’s Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center seeks a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to treat mechanical circulatory support (MCS), heart transplant, and advanced heart failure patients, among others. The UCSF team consists of highly experienced physicians, surgeons, APPs, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and researchers, caring for patients with advanced heart failure across the continuum of care. Our Advanced Heart Failure & MCS programs are nationally known for cutting edge advanced heart failure care and support in both the outpatient and inpatient setting and offers a variety of support systems (long-term and short-term).

The APP serves as primary provider in the hospital setting for these patients and will work closely with the Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Intensive Care teams along with nursing, case management, social workers and other multidisciplinary teams to evaluate, treat and manage this highly complex patient population in the Intensive Care and Acute Care Units.

Qualifications

• Minimum of4 years as a Nurse Practitioner in MCS, or Advanced Heart Failure
• Minimum of one 2 years managing mechanical circulatory support patients
• 3 years critical care nursing experience managing all MCS devices as a : impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

Job Info

• Job Identification 7831
• Job Category Nursing
• Degree Level Master's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Variable
• Shift Length 12 hours
• Additional Shift Details days, nights, weekend