Diabetes-Medical Clinical Nurse Specialist/Advanced Practice Specialist at UC San Francisco in San Francisco, CA

Job description

The Center for Nursing Excellence and Innovation (CNEI) is a Nursing support department with five main divisions: Nursing Professional Development, Nursing Quality and Analytics, Clinical Practice, Nursing Continuous Improvement and Research, and Magnet. The Professional Development team includes Nursing Professional Development Specialists who oversee all training and education needs. The Nursing Practice team includes Clinical Nurse Specialists and Advanced Practice Specialists, who oversee evidence-based practice standards that optimize quality and safety patient outcomes. The Nursing Continuous Improvement team oversees continuous improvement and evidence-based practice processes across the system. The Research team includes Nurse Scientists who oversee the infrastructure for clinical inquiry, research, and innovation. The Nursing Quality and Analytics team includes nursing quality analysts who oversee data production, dissemination, and analytics. The Magnet Program Director collaborates with CNEI, Nursing leaders, and the Nursing Department to advance excellence in accordance with Magnet standards. The mission of the CNEI team is to prepare and support UCSF nurses to be expert clinicians and authentic leaders who provide high-quality, compassionate care, foster the spirit of clinical inquiry, promote professional development, and enhance a culture of diversity and inclusivity. The Diabetes-Medical Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)/Advanced Practice Specialist (APS) serves as a nurse expert in the diabetes/glycemic care of hospitalized patients with newly diagnosed or chronic diabetes, leader, consultant, educator, and mentor for the nursing staff and teams at UCSF Health. The specialized knowledge and advanced skills required for this role include clinical expertise in the glycemic management of adult inpatients with Type 1 and 2 diabetes and related nursing care; design and implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP); education and mentorship; consultation; performance improvement; and team leadership. The role has three spheres of impact across the health system’s adult services that include the patient/family, nursing/interprofessional teams, and the organization/health system. This role works collaboratively with the clinical and administrative teams to support and ensure high quality standards of nursing care and professional practice to optimize patient, team, and system outcomes. Involves specialty knowledge and advanced clinical expertise in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention to prevent, remediate, or alleviate illness and promote health with a defined specialty patient population, such as oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, psychiatric / behavioral health, adult health, acute / critical care, pain management, among others. Provides direct patient care including assessment, diagnosis, and management, leadership for systems improvements, teaching, mentoring, consulting, utilization of evidence-based practice including implementation and research appraisal skills, and team leadership and management. Impacts outcomes by providing expert consultation to patients/families, nurses and interdisciplinary team colleagues, and to the organization/health system including leading implementation of improvements in clinical care and health care delivery systems. Key Responsibilities % of time Essential Function (Yes/No ) Key Responsibilities (To be completed by Supervisor) 50 Yes Direct Patient Care Applies advanced clinical expertise and specialty knowledge to conduct comprehensive health assessments in care settings including psychosocial, functional, physical, and environmental factors. Uses advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and health assessment within the diabetes and medical patient population to contribute to the plan of care. Conducts complex patient assessments, synthesizes assessment findings using advanced knowledge, clinical expertise, critical thinking,