Acute APRN Intermediate Care, MICU, Part Time with Benefits, Jackson Memorial, Night, 12 hours

Jackson Memorial Hospital, the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System, has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for over a century. Located in the heart of Miami, it is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, providing nearly every medical specialty through a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

About the role

The APRN Inpatient provides a wide range of primary, acute, and specialty healthcare services, both autonomously and in partnership with other healthcare professionals, in accordance with State and Federal regulations. These services include managing patient care, prescribing medications and treatments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, diagnosing and treating conditions, performing invasive procedures, counseling, and educating patients on health-promoting lifestyle choices and disease prevention.

Responsibilities

• Uses clinical judgment in conducting health assessments, making differential diagnoses, and prescribing pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Implements care plans through independent action, health counseling, and collaboration with other health team members.
• Provides clinical oversight and consultation regarding healthcare policy and procedure delivery.
• Performs physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient clinical problems.
• Records physical findings and formulates plans and prognoses based on patient conditions.
• Provides written home-going instructions and makes referrals to appropriate community resources.
• Collaborates with other specialties to ensure interdisciplinary management and continuity of care for inpatients and outpatients.
• Prescribes or recommends medications or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy or inhalation therapy.
• Refers patients to physicians for consultation or specialized health resources.
• Maintains detailed and accurate medical records.
• Educates and coaches nursing staff on best practices and suggests improvements in patient care standards.
• Integrates current knowledge of professional issues, trends, and technological advances into scope of practice.
• Follows and performs all unit-specific policies and procedures.
• Employees assigned lead duties may:
  • Approve time off requests for IR NPs.
  • Coordinate tracking board and first cases.
  • Address IR escalations to help shorten length of stay (LOS).
  • Onboard fellows and orient residents.
  • Lead staff huddles.
  • Serve as the main resource for the unit/hospital.
  • Review case delays.
  • Participate in performance improvement (PI) projects for the department.
• Psychiatric nurse practitioners may capacitate psychiatric patients and provide professional opinions on the "2 Physician certification" form (B-32).
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing is required.
• Valid Florida Advanced Practice RN license required.
• Valid APRN Board certification in specialty area required.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers required upon hire, with maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
• Must meet and maintain all unit-specific and organizational skills, competencies, certifications, and licensures as required by regulatory and nursing standards of practice.
• Unit-specific credentials: FL-BLS, FL-ACLS.

Qualifications

• Generally requires 5 to 7 years of related experience (1 year for units at BHH).

Skills

• Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Effective communication in both oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment.
• Knowledge and skill in using job-appropriate technology and software applications.
• Ability to understand, respect, and accommodate patients' preferences and needs regarding their beliefs, customs, and practices.
• Compassionate, patient, and non-judgmental approach to patients, families, and colleagues.
• Clinical knowledge, skill, and ability to complete all required unit competencies as indicated in the unit competency checklist.

Schedule

Part Time with benefits, Night Shift