Nurse Practitioner Supervisor - West Valley Surgery Service

NPACE; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 332,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health seeks an experienced Nurse Practitioner Supervisor to lead APP staff across General, Cardiac, Vascular and Urology surgery teams. The role partners with physicians to coordinate comprehensive perioperative care.

You will develop and implement educational programs, oversee clinical rounds, and mentor residents and fellows. This senior position blends clinical oversight with administrative responsibilities to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• RN license in California (CA RN License).
• NP license in California with Schedule II furnishing.
• Master's or Doctoral degree in Adult-Gero Acute Care NP.
• NPI, DEA, PECOS, and CURES enrollment required.
• Minimum 5 years NP experience in a surgical setting.
• BLS (AHA or ARC) required.
• ACLS (AHA) required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, coordinates, and mentors APNs and PAs in surgical services.
• Collaborates with attending surgeons to manage patient care.
• Designs and implements quality improvement initiatives based on outcomes data.
• Develops orientation and ongoing education for APP staff and learners.
• Interacts with hospital leadership to optimize APP utilization and staffing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

Master's or Doctoral Degree in Adult-Gero Acute Care NP

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Nurse Practitioner Supervisor - West Valley Surgery Service

This candidate is an active Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, working 80% of their time in their designated clinical specialty and 20% of their time in administrative duties. Supervises, coordinates, and administers the practice of advanced healthcare professionals (AHP), including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Ensures quality of care and serves as a role model, expert clinician, and mentor. Assists with the administration and management of personnel, fiscal, and material resources.
The NP will work alongside the attending physicians to care for surgical patients at UCLA West Valley Medical Center including patients on the General Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Urology services.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) functions in an interdependent role by implementing the appropriate Standardized Procedures (SPs). By using the SPs, the NP is able to change treatment regimen after observing signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to treatment, general behavior and physical condition, and determines if they are abnormal findings (CA Nursing Practice Act, subsection(b) of Section 2725). Provide and coordinate the care of surgical patients, provide patient/family education, promote safe continuity of care. Participate in interdisciplinary and clinical rounds, provide education and support, as well as make appropriate referrals. Document services rendered. NP Supervisor will also act as a resource for the clinical skills for staff, residents, and fellows for surgical patient. The NP supervisor will develop and coordinate orientation and on-going educational programs for all APPs. The NP will assist in coordinating NP/PA student placements and preceptors. In collaboration with the Medical Director, the supervisor will interview hire and evaluate all APP staff. The incumbent will collaborate with surgical nursing and physician leadership to design and implement quality improvement projects, based on outcomes data and areas identified as needing improvement. This candidate will also collaborate with hospital-wide committees to best utilize the role of the advanced practice providers.

This is one APP Supervisor position to be filled as either a NP Supervisor or PA Supervisor

Salary range : $140,200-$331,800/annually

Qualifications

• CA RN License
• CA NP License, State of CA NP Furnishing with Schedule II, National Certification (i.e. ANCC) in AG- ACNP (Acute Care)Specialty -required
• Master's or Doctoral Degree in Nursing in Adult-Gero Acute Care NP Specialty -required
• NPI #, DEA #,Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment in CURES -required
• Previous NP experience- required
• 5 years relevant NP experience in a surgical setting-required
• Surgical ICU experience -preferred
• BLS from AHA or ARC -required
• ACLS from AHA -required
• Supervisory experience - preferred
• Ability to utilize excel, word and other software programs -required
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative, clinical and academic personnel. -required
• Skill in working independently and following through with minimum direction- required
• Ability to set priorities -required
• Demonstrate writing skills to compose logical, detailed and grammatically correct correspondence -required
• Document patient care in a concise and comprehensive manner -required

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.