NP Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Transplant

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Title:

NURSE PRACT 1

Department: LIVER TRANSPLANT PROGRAM

Hiring Pay Scale: $82.87 / Hour

Worksite: Jacobs Medical Center

Appointment Type: Career

Appointment Percent: 90%

Union: NX Contract

Total Openings: 2

Work Schedule: Days, 12 hour shifts, Sunday - Saturday

Filing Deadline: Tue 2/10/2026

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Current UC San Diego Health CNA (NX) represented RN/NP applicants will be considered after the first 7 days of job posting. All additional applicants will be considered after 14 days of job posting, pending the status of the initial internal CNA (NX) represented applicant pool.

UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization, which is a prestigious recognition that applies to only 10% of all U.S. hospitals. Magnet is the “gold standard” for nursing excellence and is based on strengths in five key areas which include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements and empirical outcomes. UC San Diego Health has held its Magnet status since 2011.

Under the direction of Transplant Surgery, the Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive inpatient medical management for liver and kidney transplant recipients, with primary responsibility for care during the early post‑operative and complex post‑transplant phases. This role requires advanced clinical judgment to independently assess, diagnose, and manage high‑acuity transplant patients, including interpreting transplant‑specific laboratory data and diagnostic studies, and managing immunosuppression and transplant‑related complications.

The APP evaluates patients for escalation of care, performs procedures as credentialed, provides consultative services, and ensures accurate, timely documentation in the medical record.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in close collaboration with transplant surgeons, transplant hepatologists and nephrologists, and the multidisciplinary transplant team to ensure continuity and consistency of care across the inpatient setting. Responsibilities include presenting patients during daily rounds and transplant clinical meetings, coordinating care across disciplines, and serving as a clinical liaison to promote standardized medical management throughout the transplant program.

In addition, the NP provides education to transplant patients and families regarding post‑transplant care, medication management, rejection risk, and recovery expectations, and serves as a clinical resource for inpatient nursing staff caring for transplant populations. The role includes participation in quality improvement initiatives, policy development, and professional activities, with evolving responsibilities as patient and system needs change.

While not required, a cover letter is highly recommended when applying to this position.

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program.
• California Registered Nurse (RN) license, California Nurse Practitioner (NP) license, and Furnishing License Certification.
• Current UCSD ART certification, or BLS and ACLS certifications at time of hire, with commitment to get ART within six (6) months of hire date.
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) Certification (AGACNP).
• Less than 6 months of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• A minimum of two (2+) or more years of recent acute care ICU or PACU RN experience (within the last two years).
• Inpatient solid organ transplant NP clinical rotations within an academic medical center within the last two years.
• Advanced clinical knowledge of solid organ…