Nurse Practitioner II, Anesthesiology

UCI group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UC Irvine is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to function under anesthesia direction in the Center for Perioperative Care. The role emphasizes medical optimization and coordinated patient care across departments to ensure smooth surgical courses.

Responsibilities include pre-operative planning, instruction, and providing prescribed evaluations and treatments within granted privileges. Applicants must have California NP/RN credentials and perioperative experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program and successful completion of an accredited NP program.
• Current, active, unrestricted California RN license and NP license.
• ACNP/AGACNP certification and DEA registration are expected.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform histories and physicals, pre-operative planning and coordination with anesthesia and PCPs as applicable.
• Provide home health services, DME, radiographic or diagnostic requests, and other delegated patient care tasks.
• Educate patients and arrange follow-up appointments while ensuring compliance with credentialing and privileged scope.

Skills

Clinical assessment

PHI privacy

Perioperative care

Patient education

Team collaboration

Anesthesia coordination

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Nurse Practitioner program completion

California RN license

California NP license

NPI registration

BLS certification

Job description

Overview

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

The Nurse Practitioner will perform all duties and tasks under the medical direction of an anesthesiologist. The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care's division of Center for Perioperative Care advocates for each patient to be medically optimized prior to surgery, to experience a smooth hospital course, and to return back to normal life activities. Patients receive individualized service that is expertly coordinated across multiple departments and phases of care.

Responsibilities

Work with the physicians/surgeons/APP colleagues and other clinical and administrative staff to ensure efficient patient management based on accepted practice, including but not limited to, performing histories and physicals, pre-operative planning/coordinating with anesthesia/outside providers and PCPs as applicable, responding to change in patient status, providing needed prescriptions/evaluations/referral/treatments as permitted under their standardized procedure. Provide home health services and DME, DMV evaluations, referrals, consultations, PT, and order radiographic or diagnostic requests, specialized treatment privileges (e.g. chemotherapy with the approved privilege). May also provide patient education, arrange follow-up appointments, and engage in any approved privileges the APP has completed the necessary proctoring or FPPE through prior to competency for independent practice and procedural activity.

Qualifications

Required:

• Demonstrates an understanding of and adheres to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) or other sensitive and personal information.
• Prior managing patients in an ambulatory care center experience.
• Ability to assess pediatric patients within the scope of the NP practice and license certification
• Customer Service: Values and delivers high quality service to all customers through effective application of the UCICARE principles: Understanding, Communication, Involvement, Commitment, Action, Respect Environment, and LAST. Knows and complies with all customer service standards as outlined in the Service Excellence Handbook.
• Personal Achievement: Sets and achieves personal goals to advance career-related skills, knowledge and abilities and helps others to improve their skills.
• Quality Improvement: Strives for high quality performance and takes initiative to make improvements and deliver results.
• Resource Management: Demonstrates accountability, discretion and sound judgment in using or managing university resources.
• Teamwork: Builds effective relationships across work groups by treating fellow employees with courtesy, respect and inclusiveness; maintains a positive attitude and takes responsibility for assignments.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Graduation from ab accredited school of nurse practitioner
• Successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current, active, unrestricted California Registered Nurse license.
• Current, active, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner license.
• ACNP/AGACNP
• Current Active, Unrestricted Furnishing License and DEA Registration.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Valid Basic Life Support certification by the American Heart Association.
• NP National Board Certification.
• Prior and relevant Perioperative / Peri-Anesthesia experience.
• Prior ICU experience.
• Educational training and/or experience to support setting and patient population.
• 6 months of Nurse Practitioner experience.

Preferred:

• Ability to exercise diplomacy and flexibility in interacting with physicians, nurses, other paramedical personnel, administrators, emergency and law enforcement officers.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Demonstrated ability to independently assess, diagnose, and treat patients with acute and chronic problems
• Skill to clearly communicate medical information to a broad variety of people, both in person and over the telephone.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Writing skills to prepare clear medical reports, laboratory data and progress notes. Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Ability to be trained in the use of specialized medical equipment and procedures.

Special Conditions:

• Must successfully complete the UCI Medical Center credentialing/privileging process.

Total Rewards

In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming. UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at [phone] or [e-mail].