Advanced Practice Provider III-Orthopaedics-Full-Time

About the role

An Advanced Practice Provider III (APP III) is a direct patient care provider licensed in the State of Florida and/or Georgia and provides medical services to patients as defined by their scope of practice and under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida/Georgia. Provides patient care with advanced knowledge of subspecialty service. Clinical Area: Subspecialty Outpatient and/or Inpatient Setting, may perform procedures/consults, less than 50% time spent in OR, and/or works in the NICU.

Responsibilities

• Provides timely and appropriate referrals to patients in need of further medical care and services.
• Responds to consults, schedules procedures and handles discharge planning, as appropriate.
• Educates and counsels patients/families regarding their health care, including routine health maintenance, as applicable.
• May provide education and instruction to residents and students.
• Performs or assists with procedures of higher complexity in clinic or inpatient unit.
• Monitors and manages invasive and/or medical devices and placement of devices within scope of practice.
• May manage care of pre/post-operative and pre/post-procedural patients.
• Formulates comprehensive health management plans for high acuity, more complex patients in collaboration with physicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals to include progress notes, narrative discharge summaries, consultations, etc.
• Facilitates patient participation in making health care decisions.
• Enters pertinent clinical information in the patient's medical record in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with established compliance billing guidelines.
• Documents and closes open encounters, MyChart messages, and other EMR communications in accordance with institutional requirements.
• Call coverage may be required specific to departmental needs.
• Obtains patient histories, performs physical examinations and/or diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests for patients with high level of complexity.
• Reviews, prescribes and/or recommends medications and treatments to patients.
• May provide education and instruction.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's degree - Nurse Practitioner or Master's degree - Physician Assistant Program.
• 2 years of experience in Outpatient/Inpatient setting.
• Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner License – Required at time of hire or Physician Assistant License – Required at time of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – Required at time of hire.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – Preferred at time of hire.
• PALS Certified – Preferred at time of hire.
• Certification in Specialty/Subspecialty as required by Specialty Department.

Schedule

Travel up to 25%. Provides services to all UF Health hospitals, clinics and affiliated facilities as required.