Advanced Practice Provider III+-Pediatrics-Full-Time

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.
• Maintains and manages invasive and/or medical devices and placement of devices within scope of practice.
• Monitors and manages 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.
• 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.
• May participate in call coverage 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.

Qualifications

• Experience Requirements: 2 years - Outpatient/Inpatient setting
• Education: Masters Nurse Practitioner – Required -or- Masters Physician Assistant Program – Required
• Travel: Up to 25%
• Certifications/Licenses: Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner License – Required At Time of Hire Physician Assistant License – Required At Time of Hire Basic Life Support (BLS) – Required At Time of Hire- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – Preferred At Time of Hire Additional Details: PALS Certified – Preferred At Time of Hire Certification in Specialty/Subspecialty as required by Specialty Department Provides services to all UF Health hospitals, clinics and affiliated facilities as required. UFJPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drugfree Workplace