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Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Faculty Full Time / Part Time - Health Sciences Assistant/Associate Clinical Professors

Position overview

Salary range: The salary range for this position is $145,000 to $160,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. The salary range listed is for base compensation only and may be adjusted depending on qualifications and experience. The salary range does not include variable compensation and is subject to the individual department compensation plan.

Application Window

Open date: December 14, 2024

Next review date: Sunday, Dec 29, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 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.

Position description

The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis seeks innovative and highly motivated doctorally prepared Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. The PMHNPs will serve in a unique role providing clinical care to patients settings such as our nurse led mobile clinic or in refugee health or in a community clinic setting. All faculty in practice are required to also participate in clinical teaching activities, typically precepting, for SON students and fellows, and scholarship or clinical research activities.

• The incumbent NPs will serve as members of the nurse led mobile clinic or in other parts of our growing faculty practice. They will have recognized clinical expertise in the psych-mental health advanced practice services.
• The NPs will be faculty in the Betty Irene Moore SON and may potentially teach in the classroom, clinical skills lab, the Primary Care APP Fellowship program, the mobile clinic, and with learners in the clinic environment.

In the clinical practice environment, they will work under the direction of the Clinic leadership in a team-based care environment, precept learners in the clinic, and will also report to the Associate Dean for Practice for practice related issues. This position may also have teaching responsibilities as assigned in the SON programs (DNP-FNP, PhD, MEPN, and PA programs), reporting to the Associate Dean for Academics. The position will also be responsible for developing and/or collaborating in and disseminating scholarly activities and/or research in their areas of interest.

Part-time and full-time, non-tenured positions at the Assistant and Associate rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) Series or full-time Clinical X Series are available at UC Davis Health, which is located on a modern, 140-acre campus in Sacramento, California. The Sacramento campus is home to the School of Nursing, School of Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center (including a level-I trauma center and burn unit, and a full range of outpatient services), a fully accredited Children’s Hospital, and an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The budgeted salary range for this position is $145,000 to $165,000. Assistant or Associate salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBLITIES:
Successful candidates will provide clinical care to geriatric patients, caregivers, and precept students. Duties will include:

• Provides independent advanced level nurse practitioner clinical care to patients in their population for which they are licensed and nationally certified
• Works collaboratively within the team
• Provide holistic, person-centered care
• Disease Prevention
• Health Promotion
• Acute care outpatient services
• Complex & Chronic Mental Health management
• Functions as an advanced practice nursing leader in collaboration with others

• Collaborates with leadership and clinic staff to develop systems and methods to assist/improve resource utilization and additional services
• Collaborates with leadership to encourage practice environments that support shared decision-making, employee engagement, and interdisciplinary coordination of care
• As needed, serve as a clinical expert resource for staff and students and provide needed mental health screening such as anxiety, depression, and suicide screenings
• Precept advanced practice students and fellows
• Documents care comprehensively in the electronic health record

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in collaborative clinical scholarly projects and/or research initiatives or program development and implementation
• Develops or collaborates with others in a program of clinical research depending on whether they are HSCP or Clin X faculty
• Disseminates research or scholarly clinical project findings to national audiences

TEACHING, MENTORING & SERIVCE RESPONSIBILITES:
• Teach and mentor students in areas of clinical expertise as assigned by the Associate Dean for Academics and/or Associate Dean for Practice
• Provide service to the School of Nursing, Health System, and University through committee participation as assigned
• Provide service to the community and profession

CRITERIA:
A candidate for appointment in the HSCP or ClinX Series is evaluated by the following criteria, which is appropriately weighted according to the primary emphasis on clinical practice and clinically relevant teaching and precepting (ClinX) or clinical teaching and practice and clinical research activities (ClinX) and according to the needs of the school and the individual’s responsibilities in the specific discipline. The four criteria are:

  1. Teaching- classroom and/or clinical skills and precepting
  2. Professional competence and activity
  3. Scholarly or creative activity
  4. University and public service

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION:
All candidates will also be evaluated on their contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Successful candidates will value the school’s mission and core values, and will support the university’s commitment to community service, equitable care for all, strategic planning, and the intellectual and professional development of all students.

Academic rank and salary are commensurate with credentials and experience. The university offers a comprehensive benefits package.

REQUIREMENTS:
All candidates are required to submit a cover letter describing how they will complement the mission and vision of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing https://health.ucdavis.edu/nursing/about_us/vision.html, a curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three professional references, a statement of teaching philosophy and a statement on contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion. One complete set of teaching evaluations is optional.

Applicants should apply online at: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06848
If you have any questions about this recruitment, please email:
fjramosjr@ucdavis.edu

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a BSN or AND plus doctoral degree (e.g. PhD, DNP, EdD) preferred or master’s degree required. The candidate must meet the following qualifications:

• Minimum of masters degree in nursing or related field, doctoral degree preferred, with PMHNP certification and or/equivalent combination of experience/training.
• Experience in caring for mental health patients.
• Licensed as an PMHNP.
• National Board Certification
• Possess a valid and unrestricted California RN and NP license.
• Possess a DEA license or Completion of the Schedule II opiate prescribing course in preparation for DEA.
• Experience in working in a team-based care environment.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Ability to work in a clinical setting up to 4 days a week.
• Demonstrated leadership knowledge and skills to establish and maintain a culture of patient safety.
• Ability to motivate and teach learners.

• Ability to integrate the understanding of the Health System’s and School of Nursing’s mission, vision, core values, commitments and projects within a service-oriented health care environment.
• Ability to incorporate knowledge of Joint Commission and Title 22 (and other regulatory bodies) rules and regulations to ensure that clinic programs and operations are in compliance.
• Knowledge of nursing standards and competencies in ambulatory mental health care.
• Excellent organizational skills to determine workload priorities to enable timely completion of tasks. Ability to work effectively and independently under pressure with a minimum of direction.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to express ideas assertively, clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. Exhibits strong listening skills.
• Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with others to secure necessary information and cooperation from a variety of people.
• Ability to understand and implement the requirements of providing patient care within a highly regulated and constantly changing environment. Ability to understand health care issues within a broad perspective, and to apply these issues to the clinical setting.
• Ability to understand and respond to academic teaching and research requirements within the educational setting, and to reconcile potential conflicts these requirements may have with clinical activities.
• Knowledge of personal and/or mainframe computers and software tools, including word processing, spreadsheet, clinical information systems, electronic medical records, and other application packages.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Statement of Research

  • Statement of Teaching

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.

  • One Complete Set of Teaching Evaluations (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06848

Help contact: fjramosjr@ucdavis.edu

About UC Davis

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

The University of California 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, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UC Davis positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check. More information is available at: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is committed to inclusive excellence by advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do. UC Davis celebrates the multi-cultural diversity of its community by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment demonstrated through a variety of resources and programs available to academics, staff, and students. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values of UC Davis that are embedded within our Principles of Community and are tied with how to best serve our student population. Our excellence in research, teaching, and service can best be fully realized by members of our academic community who share our commitment to these values, which are included in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision, our strategic plan: “To Boldly Go,” our Principles of Community, the Office of Academic Affairs’ Mission Statement, and the UC Board of Regents Policy 4400: Policy on University of California Diversity Statement. UC Davis is making important progress towards our goal of achieving federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offers a plethora of resources on their website, and the Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (HEDI) has outlined similar goals in their "Anti-Racism and DEI Action Plan.” There are a plethora of links available on the About Us webpage where you can learn more about our Administration, Diversity and Inclusion, Rankings, Locations, Native American Land Acknowledgement, Sustainability, Visiting UC Davis, UC Davis Health, and Campus Safety.

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Job location

Sacramento, CA