Nurse Practitioner

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 Department of Emergency Medicine is committed to advancing clinical care, education and research to help patients with diverse emergency conditions. We offer patient-centered care, apply cutting edge skills to combat serious illness and injury. In addition, our physicians conduct innovative research aimed at preventing injury and disease.

Faculty members within the UCI School of Medicine are highly experienced clinicians who are devoted to training the next generation of emergency care physicians.

Some facts about the Department of Emergency Medicine:

• We handle nearly 50,000 patient visits during the course of the year.
• We are the entry point for Orange County‘s only Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma centers and the Regional Burn Center.
• We care for nearly 5,000 trauma victims a year and more than 500 burn victims.
• We also receive patients en route to the UCI Health Comprehensive Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, and Orange County‘s designated cardiac receiving center. Our specialists are standing by at all times to intervene and dissolve or remove the blood clots that cause heart attack and stroke.
• We have 20 full-time clinical faculty, two research faculty and eight full-time emergency medicine fellows.

The Department of Emergency Medicine is the only academic department in the nation that publishes a full-fledged scientific journal in Emergency Medicine. Started as the California Journal of EM in 2000, the editor-in-chief, Dr. Mark Langdorf, and managing associate editor, Dr. Shahram Lotfipour, revamped the journal in 2007 to reflect a unique niche of scholarship focusing on population health, public policy and advocacy, and systems of medical care. The Western Journal Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, is one of only two fully open-access, Medline indexed, emergency medicine journals in the world. The journal is sponsored by more than 60 academic departments of EM, and is the official journal of the California chapters of AAEM and ACEP, and the national American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians.

The Department of Emergency Medicine prides itself on being at the forefront of medical education. The monthly conferences utilize active learning principles to ensure engaging and effective didactics. Additionally, the department publishes the Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine (JETem). JETem is an online, open access, peer-reviewed journal-repositiory for EM educators. JETem publishes ready-to-use didactics and accepts submissions of team-based learning, small group learning, simulation, podcasts, lectures, innovations, curricula, and submissions to our image bank. We believe it is important to allow educators to advance through the scholarship of their educational work. JETem gives educators the opportunity to publish and distribute outstanding, scholarly academic work so that it may be widely distributed, thereby increasing the significance of their results.

The position of Nurse Practitioner II in the Department of Emergency Medicine, requires a highly competent, independent yet team-oriented individual who will be immersed in the Emergency Department and primarily cover day shifts. Under the supervision of the Nurse Practitioner III and guided by the applicable policies and procedures, the Nurse Practitioner will participate in the comprehensive care of patients in the ambulatory or inpatient settings and provide multi-disciplinary care coordination, treatment, education, monitoring, and communication with patients and referring physicians. A Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) who possesses the advanced education, knowledge, clinical skills and experience necessary to provide advanced nursing care in their area of specialization.

This position may perform:
*Functions as appropriate to their ‘scope of practice‘ (In general, the ‘scope of practice‘ includes the management of chronic stable medical conditions, routine care, acute or critical care, and medical and surgical procedures per their approved standardized procedure). Familiarity with state statute for their licenses is necessary.
* Approved privileges are unique to each person and are unlikely to include ALL privileges
* The NP professional may provide patient care in age groups based on educational preparation and at all Health licensed settings and affiliates.
* The NP has responsibility for the standards of care for their specified patient population and evidences self-direction and accountability both to quality of care and in the development of their role within the all Health locations and affiliates.
* Advanced Practice Practitioners (APP) are required to be credentialed to practice and be privileged through Medical Staff to function in their clinical role. Credentialing and approval of privileges must be completed prior to the first working day.
* The NP is accountable to, evaluated, and provided feedback by the supervising/collaborating physician, physician designee(s) in the same clinical specialty, or the Administrative Manager.

Required:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the program and UCI Health System.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current, active, unrestricted California Registered Nurse license.
• Current, active, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner license.
• Current, active, unrestricted Furnishing license and DEA registration.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• NP National Board Certification (Beginning February 2018): Family/Individual FNP-BC or FNP-C Additional NP National Board Certification: Adult Gerontology Acute Care AGACNP-BC or ACNPC-AG with additional pediatric requirements
• Current BLS certification.
• Current ACLS Certification.
• Current PALS Certification.
• Educational training and/or experience to support setting and patient population.

Special Conditions:

• Ability to obtain UCIMC Allied Health Professional Privileges prior to hire.

Total Compensation

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.

The expected pay range for this recruitment is $$81.41- $$95.35 ().

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

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

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 -

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California‘s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: doc/4010393/PPSM-20.

For the University of California‘s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

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 or .