RN Urology

The Urology Faculty Practice is a high-volume specialty clinic that focuses on a variety of urological diagnoses. The Urology Clinic treats adults with a wide range urinary tract conditions. These include common problems such as kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, and urinary incontinence, and less common ones, such as obstructions of the urinary tract and painful bladder syndromes. In men, we provide treatment for benign conditions of the prostate gland, erectile dysfunction and male infertility.

Our team is also nationally known for expert repair of traumatic injuries to the genitals and urinary tract.

• Provides nursing care to all Urology patients.
• Reviews with patients and families, the disease process, the treatment options, as well as the potential outcomes.
• Provides emotional and psychological support to the urology patient and thefamily.
• Acts as a liaison between the patient and a variety of medical disciplines as well as other facilities. Communicates by phone, fax, email or mail.
• Fosters continuity of care within the healthcare system.
• Serves as a patient advocate within the health care system.
• Provides telephone teaching, triage and advice.
• Documents all nursing actions taken in APEX
• Obtain insurance authorization for urology medications
• Respond to clinic emergencies (Code Blue, acute symptoms during clinic visit, etc.)

• Pend all orders appropriately to providers (medications, refills, imaging, procedures, referrals, etc.)
• Develop patient education materials for the teams.
• Participates in the weekly RN and Procedure Team meeting.
• Represents the UCSF Department of Urology in community activities.

• Support Urology Procedures
• Cystoscopy
• Urodynamics
• RUG
• VCUG
• Botox instillations
• Stent removals
• Nephrostogram tube removals
• Other procedures as needed
• Complete Nurse Visits
• PVR Checks
• Catheter changes (Foley, SPT, etc)
• CIC Teaching
• ICI Teaching
• Other nurse visits as needed

• Has completed Apex training and Utilizes Electronic Health Record (APEX) for documentation within the scope of practice of an RN.
• Open telephone encounters.
• Open staff messages.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate with patients both by telephone, in person and in writing using MyChart in clear, easy to understand and grammatically correct language as an essential function of their job.
  
  This includes being able to write clinical instructions that may not be possible using APeX smart phrases and other technical shortcuts.
• Copies CRM messages to the telephone encounter and follows-up with patient by telephone with more detailed documentation of patient problem(s)
• Review and oversight of staff documentation within APeX

• Minimum of two years full-time RN experience
• Recent, within last two (2) years, surgical nursing experience in an surgical outpatient/ambulatory setting
• 2 years of ambulatory care experience
• Knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
• Recent experience in the use of electronic medical record documentation, preferrable EPIC
• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Experience and fluency in working with computers
• Experience with Urological patient population in inpatient and/or outpatient setting
• Knowledge of UCSF and APEX
• Proficiency in handling sterile equipment
• Knowledge of sterile processing

• Current licensure as an RN by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health.

We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here.

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