Nurse Practitioner - Antepartum-Birth Center

UCSF Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health is recruiting an NP to join the inpatient obstetric team, focusing on high-risk pregnancies and antepartum management. You will provide direct patient care, perform rounds, and consult with maternal-fetal medicine colleagues to develop care plans.

The role requires California NP licensure, an NP scope aligned with OB, and credentialing through UCSF systems. Collaboration, leadership, and strong communication are essential in this high-acuity setting.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a California Board of Registered Nursing approved or verified school of nursing with a master’s degree in nursing or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
• Two years of Nurse Practitioner experience in Obstetrics.
• California RN license, NP license, and furnishing number as required.

Responsibilities

• Daily rounding on antepartum inpatients and consults in obstetrics.
• Evaluate patients in the Obstetric Emergency Department and escalate findings as needed.
• Collaborate with MFM and OB/GYN teams to plan patient care and discharge plans.

Skills

Obstetrics NP experience

Inpatient obstetrics care

Education

Master’s degree in nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Job description

Clinical Setting

Inpatient

Job Description

Classification Description :

UCSF nurse practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice providers (APPs) who possess the education, national board certification, California licensure, knowledge, clinical skills, and experience necessary to provide evidence-based patient care in their area of clinical practice. They provide routine, acute, critical, and specialty care as defined by their granted privileges/standardized procedures. These may include performing non-invasive or invasive procedures and operative first assist. UCSF NPs are guided by and follow California regulations and the UCSF Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and Policies *. They are authorized to exercise those privileges specifically granted to them by the Committee on Interdisciplinary Practice (CIDP), Executive Medical Board (EMB), and Governance Advisory Council (GAC),* and are expected to provide clinically indicated care that meets the applicable standard of care. Procedure privileges are granted after the APP has demonstrated competency and submitted procedure logs via UC Me e-Log .

• UCSF-hired APPs whose UCSF clinical responsibilities require patient care at facilities/locations outside of UCSF Medical Center and Clinics must abide by California regulations and are expected to provide clinically indicated care that meets the applicable standards of care. Additionally, they must be credentialed and privileged and follow the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and Policies of those facilities/locations. Examples include but are not limited to Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital (LPPH), Marin Health, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, UCSF Health Saint Francis & St. Mary’s Hospitals and Clinics, Washington Hospital, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG).

All UCSF Health APP Positions

Credentialing, privileging, and applying for health plan enrollment must be completed prior to the first working day.

UCSF Health requires all APPs working at UCSF Medical Center and Clinics** to be credentialed through the Office of Medical Affairs and Governance (OMAG) and privileged through CIDP, EMB, and GAC. This applies to APPs in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings at all UCSF Health facilities/locations. Procedure privileges are granted after the APP has demonstrated competency and submitted procedure logs via UC Me e-Log .

Inability to comply with the requirements of OMAG/CIDP at all times will result in a leave of absence or suspension of privileges

• UCSF-hired APPs whose UCSF clinical responsibilities require patient care at facilities/locations outside of UCSF Medical Center and Clinics must complete and maintain the credentialing and privileging requirements of those facilities/locations or will be placed on a leave of absence or have privileges suspended.

APPs are expected to be familiar with the productivity metrics in their clinical practice based on the essential responsibilities (phenotypes) below.

UCSF APPs are expected to demonstrate accountability for their own clinical practice, participate in patient and staff education, serve as resources for APPs, APP students/fellows, physician residents/fellows, nurses and other staff, exhibit leadership skills, and engage in the mentoring of newly hired APPs.

Department Specific Job Scope (for Posting)

Come join the nationally recognized UCSF inpatient Obstetric team, which consistently receives the highest possible national rating of “high performing” for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report. This role will partner with our in-patient antepartum specialists to deliver expert care to patients experiencing high-risk pregnancies, have chronic health conditions, or who develop complications during their pregnancy. This team provides direct clinical as well as consultative services to patients and obstetric providers in all aspects of obstetric care and fetal disorders.

The NP in this role will be vital to caring for this highly complex patient population. Clinical responsibilities include daily rounding on patients admitted to and/or followed by the antepartum service or antepartum consults before and often after delivery, evaluating patients in the Obstetric Emergency Department, assessing and escalating findings from the outpatient setting (directly from clinic, or from the antepartum testing unit), fielding initial consults from outside providers, communicating clinical plans to consulting providers, and addressing ongoing patient needs who were discharged from the antepartum service.

This role requires a high level of clinical obstetric and medical expertise, communication skills, and emotional intelligence. The NP in this role will work closely in collaboration with a Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Attending, MFM Fellows and OB/GYN Residents, as well as nurse coordinators, in a high-paced high-acuity interdisciplinary labor & delivery unit.

The estimated time spent in antepartum activities is 75% and postpartum activities 25%. This is subject to change at the discretion of operational management to ensure appropriate provider coverage based on the needs of the Birth Center.

This role requires flexibility to practice at all UCSF locations. This role also requires flexibility to work weekends on occasion at the discretion of operational management to ensure provider coverage across service lines.

Clinical Setting

Inpatient

Patient Population

Adults (includes adolescent and geriatric patients)

Qualifications

Minimum Education & Experience

Nurse Practitioner 2

Graduation from a California Board of Registered Nursing approved or verified school of nursing with a master’s degree in nursing or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

Two (2) years of Nurse Practitioner experience in Obstetrics

Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4) years or greater NP experience in inpatient Obstetrics within the past five years, including managing patients independently.
• Able to interpret Nonstress tests, ultrasound and telemetry.

Minimum License/Certification

• California Registered Nurse (RN) License without restriction
• California Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) without restriction
• California Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number including Schedule II furnishing privileges
• NP national board certification from an accepted certifying agency aligned with the patient population and clinical role Adult Inpatient (ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ACNPC-AG, ACNPC) or Women’s Health (WHNP-BC) . See Addendum A below for more detail.
• California Driver License (if required for position)
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration with Schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 registered to a California address
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Additional required AHA certifications: PALS
• Additional required certifications (such as ENLS): no additional certifications are required

About Us

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Salary Information

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