Advanced Practice Provider; APP Fellowship: Neurological Surgery - Health Sciences Clinical
Listed on 2026-07-28
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Nursing
Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare Nursing, Advanced Practice Nurse/APRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship:
Neurological Surgery
- Health Sciences Clinical Instructor
Salary range: $90,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.
Open date: February 2, 2026
Next review date: Wednesday, Jul 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Saturday, Aug 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
OverviewThe Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis seeks highly motivated master’s‑degree or doctorally prepared early‑career, advanced practice providers to serve in a unique role that integrates a transition‑to‑practice clinical experience with clinical teaching activities in a structured, guided learning environment.
Full‑time, 12‑month positions at the instructor rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) Series are available at UC Davis Health.
Currently offered is the APP Fellowship specialty tract:
Neurological Surgery, which will accept Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG‑ACNP), Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AG‑PCNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), or Physician Assistants. National certification is required upon selection. The fellowship is a limited 12‑month engagement;
Fellows must graduate within 18 months of the start of the program (no earlier than July 1, 2025).
The APP Neurological Surgery Fellowship
- Health Sciences Clinical Instructor participates in a structured, mentored program to develop advanced clinical knowledge, skills, professional behaviors, and practice management. The focus of the fellowship is on enhancing advanced clinical knowledge and proficiency, gaining practice management expertise, and exposure to clinical teaching skills. This appointment employs a practice‑based environment to prepare APPs for independent clinical practice and to build skills required for a clinical preceptor, instructor, or clinician educator.
Responsibilities
The APP Fellowship
- Health Sciences Clinical Instructor may participate in one clinical education activity for students, nursing staff, or peers, and must engage in at least one of the following activities: precepting a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) student; providing lectures to NP and PA students; co‑leading clinical skill labs; facilitating small groups during simulations or case discussions; teaching clinical procedures;
providing feedback or assisting with training. The Fellowship also involves a limited scholarly activity and limited committee service commensurate with this position.
Candidates must have graduated from an accredited APP program within 18 months from the start of the program (graduation date no earlier than July 1, 2025) and be fully licensed as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the state of California by the start of the program (Jan.
1).
Graduation from an accredited Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG‑ACNP), Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AG‑PCNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), or Physician Assistant program with an MS, MSN, DNP or PA within 18 months of the start of the program (no earlier than July 1, 2025). Master’s‑degree or doctorally prepared applicants with a postgraduate nurse practitioner or physician assistant certificate are eligible.
AdditionalQualifications (required at time of start)
- NP:
Current California registered nurse, nurse practitioner, and drug/device furnishing licenses from the California BRN without restrictions, or PA:
Current California physician assistant license without restrictions - Completion of the schedule II opiate prescribing course in preparation for DEA license
- National Board Certification
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Current Advanced Pediatric Life Support (PALS)…
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