Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care - Rotating Shifts; Non-Exempt; Union

The Nurse Practitioner is a member of the intensive care team and has as his/her primary responsibility the management of critically ill complex patients in an intensive care setting. The NP has specialized skill and knowledge related to the unique ICU setting in which s/he practices and performs physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, and provides direct patient care services in a specific ICU, according to established protocols and utilizes evidence‑based clinical practice standards.

The NP contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, consulting, and provides leadership to the organization and nursing profession.

• Primary responsibility is the management of critically ill complex patients in an intensive care setting.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage high acuity patients requiring specialized monitoring and care.
• Develops Plans of Care with individualized interventions and completes patient care procedures correctly.
• Conducts in‑depth interviews with patients and/or family, constructs comprehensive medical histories, performs initial and periodic physical examinations and explores patient’s interpretation of health needs; identifies and treats patients’ diseases and manages treatment of hospitalized patients.
• Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results including lab studies, professional consults and approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Develops and implements long and short‑range treatment plans; formulates and implements treatment plans for acute illness management in collaboration with the designated primary supervising physician and/or attending back‑up physicians.
• Performs procedures such as obtaining specimens, performing injections, immunizations, lumbar punctures, skin biopsies, suturing, wound care and management of conditions produced by trauma or infection.
• Writes orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and counter‑signing by physician.
• Prescribes appropriate interventions and medications and provides direct patient care services in the ICU setting, according to established protocols and utilizes evidence‑based clinical practice standards.
• Identifies records pertinent to the progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patient’s condition.
• Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
• Maintains compliance with established University and department policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control and complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies.
• Participates in in‑service education programs and professional associations; provides leadership to the organization and nursing profession.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree from an accredited school of Nursing (MSN).
• Five years clinical nursing experience.
• Minimum two years Critical Care Nurse Practitioner experience.
• Minimum two years ICU/critical care nursing experience.
• Must be able to intubate patients (or willing to perform this function once trained) and manage critical situations and codes.

• Registered Nurse – RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing).
• Nurse Practitioner – NP (CA Board of Registered Nursing).
• Nurse Practitioner Furnisher (CA DCA) – current license to furnish medications in the State of California.
• DEA Certificate – Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Justice for Schedule II‑V controlled substances.
• NP Board Certified – possession of National Board Certification in Nurse Practitioner area of specialty accredited by Accreditation Board of Specialty Nursing (ABSNC) or National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
• If work in Hospital/Acute Care Setting must…