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UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Nurse Practitioner - Adult Infusion

Full-TimePosted on 10/23/2026
$141.87
Junior
Master's, PhD
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryAdvanced Practice Providers

About the job

Requirements
  • Graduation from a California Board of Registered Nursing approved or verified school of nursing with a master's degree in nursing or a Doctor of Nursing Practice.
  • A minimum of two years of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner in the same specialty and setting.
  • At least two years of recent inpatient hematology/oncology and/or oncology infusion center experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
  • At least one year of clinical experience managing patients receiving immunotherapy and biotherapy in an outpatient infusion center.
  • A California Registered Nurse license without restriction.
  • A California Nurse Practitioner license without restriction.
  • A California Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number.
  • National board certification as a Nurse Practitioner from an accepted certifying agency aligned with the patient population and clinical role.
  • For adult outpatient practice, an applicable certification such as A-GNP-C, ANP-C, FNP-C, GNP-C, AGPCNP-BC, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ACNPC-AG, or ACNPC.
  • Drug Enforcement Administration registration with Schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5 registered to a California address.
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification.
  • Credentialing through the UCSF Office of Medical Affairs and Governance must be completed before the first working day; credentialing takes 60–90 days.
Responsibilities
  • Oversee and provide care for 50–75 patients per day across five infusion centers for oncology and non-oncology patients.
  • Triage clinical concerns, including acute treatment-related symptoms, in real time, and ensure continuity of care through collaboration and communication with physicians, surgeons, advanced practice providers, and clinical and administrative staff.
  • Support timely patient treatment, patients' care goals, and positive patient experiences and outcomes.
  • Work in both the Infusion Center and the Cancer Acute Care Clinic.
  • Assess, diagnose, and manage acute oncology symptoms that can safely be treated in an outpatient setting in the Cancer Acute Care Clinic.
  • Coordinate direct hospital admission when appropriate or facilitate emergency evaluation and admission when patients need a higher level of care.
  • Evaluate and manage patients in independent advanced practice provider encounters, including telehealth, for new, follow-up, acute, routine, and specialty care.
  • Take histories, perform physical examinations, interpret diagnostic tests, formulate evidence-based assessments and plans, respond to changes in patient status, and order medications, diagnostic tests, treatments, therapies, consultations, referrals, durable medical equipment, and home health services.
  • Review cases or collaborate with the attending physician as needed.
  • Document care in the electronic medical record in accordance with UCSF rules and regulations, and bill provider services to reflect the performing provider and comply with the advanced practice provider billing policy.
  • Perform procedures individually granted through standardized procedures or privileges.
  • Identify high-risk groups and complex cases for review with the attending physician and initiate consultations as appropriate.
  • Evaluate complex cases, establish individualized rehabilitation plans of care, and facilitate occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physical medicine and rehabilitation consultations.
  • Interpret and act on ordered tests, procedures, and radiographic studies in a timely manner.
  • Complete clinically relevant paperwork and electronic health records, including medication orders, episodic care notes, and telephone encounters.
  • Coordinate care throughout the continuum, including hospital admission, coordination with staff and consulting services, and hospital discharge planning; this does not include management of inpatients.
  • Coordinate episodic care and determine timing of routine clinic follow-up.
  • Participate in huddles with clinic and hospital staff and anticipate patients who require close management or intervention.
  • Attend department quality improvement meetings and participate in patient evaluation and planning.
  • Consult with nursing staff on the plan and implementation of individualized nursing care plans.
  • Independently provide case summaries for disability, insurance agencies, workers' compensation, work releases, and medical supply agencies.
Desired Qualifications
  • One year of adult critical care medicine experience as a nurse or Nurse Practitioner.
  • Oncology Certified Nurse or Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner specialty certification.
  • Ability to interpret electrocardiograms and imaging, including X-rays, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.

About the company

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

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