Nurse Practitioner Neurology

The Fein Memory and Aging Center includes an NIH funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) supported by the National Institute of Aging. As one of the more than 30 ADRCs across the United States, the UCSF ADRC serves as a national resource for research on the nature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) and the development of more effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis, care, and therapy. Together, ADRCs create shared resources that support dementia-relevant research. For more than 20 years, the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center (MAC) has been providing exemplary care for patients and their families, exploring innovative ways to understand and discover treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, and reaching out to the broader community to raise awareness about these diseases of aging. The UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center has grown from a single faculty member in 1998 into a major center for dementia care, research, and education. Today, the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center employs over 300 talented faculty and staff and enlists the support of more than 40 volunteers. We house 38 faculty members from neurology, geriatrics, psychiatry, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and nursing, and we have cared for more than 10,000 patients through our clinical and research programs. ### Responsibilities | **Essential** **Responsibilities (Phenotypes)** | | --- | | **Use this space for job functions and duties, separated by % of time for each function, totaling 100%** | | | **Function** | **% of time** | **Duties** | | --- | --- | --- | | **Inpatient - Direct Patient Care** (may include some or all of the responsibilities listed) | 0 | Independently (independent APP encounter) or collaboratively (shared physician and APP encounter) evaluates and manages patients. Includes taking histories, performing physical examinations, responding to changes in patient status, performing consults, ordering or furnishing medications/diagnostic tests/treatments/therapies/consultations/referrals/durable medical equipment (DME)/home health services. Care provided must be documented in the electronic medical record in accordance with the UCSF Rules and Regulations . Provider services must be billed to reflect the performing provider and comply with the APP Billing Policy 3.08.01 . APPs must respond to clinical documentation integrity inquiries from the Department of Quality and Patient Safety within 3 days. 1.2. Performs procedures granted to them via privileges/standardized procedures. 1.3. Identifies patients with acute decompensation or failure and responds to the hospital plan of care and reviews with physician. 1.4. Initiates consultations as indicated. 1.5. Documents independent assessment findings and recommends appropriate treatments. 1.6. Participates in service rounds and patient evaluation and treatment planning. 1.7. Reviews lab tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic tests, and initiates appropriate team plans. 1.8. Evaluates complex cases, establishes individualized plans of care for disposition to a lower level of care. 1.9. Interprets and acts upon completed tests, procedures, and radiographic studies. 1.10. Completes clinically relevant paperwork/electronic health record (EHR) documentation, including but not limited to ordering medications, completing episodic care notes and discharge summaries in accordance with the [UCSF Rules and Regulations](https://medicalaffairs.ucsf.edu/governing-documents). 1.11. Effectively communicates findings, treatment options, and care plans with patients and their families 1.12. May first assist in the operating room if privileged to do so through OMAG after completing the required certification and proctoring. 1.13. Monitors and evaluates patients for discharge. Sets parameters and guidelines for continuum of care with multi-disciplinary team. This includes evaluating and defining discharge regimen. 1.14. Discharges patients including prescribing/furnishi…