Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology, General/Comprehensive - Full Time

Core Job Summary

The Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The ARNP examines and treats patients independently and collaboratively with other health care professionals. Ensures proper illness and injury care, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care.

Core Job Functions

• Performs and documents complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.
• Assists with the provision of care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
• Makes appropriate referrals and facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

Core Qualifications

• Education: Master’s Degree
• Certification and Licensing: Graduate of master’s in science in Nursing with approved ARNP Curriculum or higher, Florida Licensure as ARNP from Florida Board of Nursing, Board Certification as ARNP from nationally accredited organization such as ANCC or AANP.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.

Department Specific Functions

• Performs a patient assessment to include medical history and physical exam and collaborates with the physician mentor to develop an appropriate plan of care in the direct management of patients with several eye conditions, including neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma, as well as exploring areas of consult services, ocular surface services, oculoplastic, and tele-ophthalmology/virtual care.
• Works directly with staff, administration, patients, and families to ensure quality care across the continuum as an expert in selected practice areas.
• Integrates current knowledge of professional issues, trends in health care and technological advances into the scope of practice.
• Participates in the collection of research data, quality improvement, discharge planning and coordination of patient care.

Departmental Role Responsibilities

• Follow non acute chronic neuro patients that need continued care.
• Follow non acute (cornea, retina, glaucoma) patients that need continued care.
• Facilitate visual fields, refractions, testing, etc.
• Facilitate referrals to subspecialties and other referral requests.
• Route international patients and second opinion requests.
• Answer patient questions, emails.
• Review records in advance of physician review.
• Complete telehealth visits.
• Measure prisms.

Accountabilities

• I. Clinical Role:
  • Provides care to a select group of patients by determining and rendering advanced nursing and medical interventions.
  • Assesses patients by interviewing/examining the patient, reviewing the patient’s medical history, physician’s diagnosis and orders, diagnostic test results to determine medical diagnosis, plan of care and monitor patient’s progress.
  • Develops a plan of care from the assessment/diagnoses and physician collaboration.
  • Identifies expected outcomes based on the assessment/diagnoses and physician collaboration.
  • Includes interventions in plan of care that reflects expected outcomes.
  • Documents and coordinates plan of care.
  • Provides patient/family education regarding disease processes, treatment options, treatment outcomes, possible complications, medications, discharge planning and lifestyle modification.
  • Integrates current knowledge of professional issues, trends in health care and technological advances into scope of practice.
  • Implements necessary actions as outlined in the plan of care.
  • Collaborates with team members to ensure implementation of plan as described.
  • Implements physician orders per protocols.
  • Communicates plan of care to team members.
  • Aids in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during patient care.
  • Engages in performance improvement activities to support the mental health needs of our patient population.
  • Evaluates the patient’s progress in attaining expected outcomes by follow-up with collaborating physician.
  • Evaluates as warranted by patient’s condition, daily, by assessment of physical findings, lab and diagnostic test results.
  • Formulates new plan of care as determined by evaluation.
  • Consults with collaborating physician(s) on implementation, evaluation, and revision of treatment plan.
  • Collaborates with members of the education department and units’ leadership team in planning educational opportunities and competency evaluation for nursing staff members.
  • Conducts or participates in multidisciplinary rounds and ensures appropriate and quality care for patients.
  • Rotates and refers to support services as needed.
• II. Research Initiatives:
  • Initiates and/or participates in hospital research activities.
  • Utilizes research findings and nursing theory in clinical practice.
  • Promotes evidence-based/knowledge-based nursing practice.
  • Collects data for patient and program evaluation and participates in quality assessment and improvement activities.

Benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Pay

Competitive salaries offered.

Schedule

Full-time schedule.

Qualifications

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.

Skills

Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions. Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail. Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines. Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment. Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Pay

Competitive salaries offered.

Schedule

Full-time schedule.

Qualifications

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.

Skills

Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions. Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail. Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines. Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment. Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

Department Specific Functions

Performs a patient assessment to include medical history and physical exam and collaborates with the physician mentor to develop an appropriate plan of care in the direct management of patients with several eye conditions, including neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma, as well as exploring areas of consult services, ocular surface services, oculoplastic, and tele-ophthalmology/virtual care.

Departmental Role Responsibilities

• Follow non acute chronic neuro patients that need continued care.
• Follow non acute (cornea, retina, glaucoma) patients that need continued care.
• Facilitate visual fields, refractions, testing, etc.
• Facilitate referrals to subspecialties and other referral requests.
• Route international patients and second opinion requests.
• Answer patient questions, emails.
• Review records in advance of physician review.
• Complete telehealth visits.
• Measure prisms.

Accountabilities

• I. Clinical Role:
  • Provides care to a select group of patients by determining and rendering advanced nursing and medical interventions.
  • Assesses patients by interviewing/examining the patient, reviewing the patient’s medical history, physician’s diagnosis and orders, diagnostic test results to determine medical diagnosis, plan of care and monitor patient’s progress.
  • Develops a plan of care from the assessment/diagnoses and physician collaboration.
  • Identifies expected outcomes based on the assessment/diagnoses and physician collaboration.
  • Includes interventions in plan of care that reflects expected outcomes.
  • Documents and coordinates plan of care.
  • Provides patient/family education regarding disease processes, treatment options, treatment outcomes, possible complications, medications, discharge planning and lifestyle modification.
  • Integrates current knowledge of professional issues, trends in health care and technological advances into scope of practice.
  • Implements necessary actions as outlined in the plan of care.
  • Collaborates with team members to ensure implementation of plan as described.
  • Implements physician orders per protocols.
  • Communicates plan of care to team members.
  • Aids in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during patient care.
  • Engages in performance improvement activities to support the mental health needs of our patient population.
  • Evaluates the patient’s progress in attaining expected outcomes by follow-up with collaborating physician.
  • Evaluates as warranted by patient’s condition, daily, by assessment of physical findings, lab and diagnostic test results.
  • Formulates new plan of care as determined by evaluation.
  • Consults with collaborating physician(s) on implementation, evaluation, and revision of treatment plan.
  • Collaborates with members of the education department and units’ leadership team in planning educational opportunities and competency evaluation for nursing staff members.
  • Conducts or participates in multidisciplinary rounds and ensures appropriate and quality care for patients.
  • Rotates and refers to support services as needed.
• II. Research Initiatives:
  • Initiates and/or participates in hospital research activities.
  • Utilizes research findings and nursing theory in clinical practice.
  • Promotes evidence-based/knowledge-based nursing practice.
  • Collects data for patient and program evaluation and participates in quality assessment and improvement activities.

Department Specific Functions

Performs a patient assessment to include medical history and physical exam and collaborates with the physician mentor to develop an appropriate plan of care in the direct management of patients with several eye conditions, including neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma, as well as exploring areas of consult services, ocular surface services, oculoplastic, and tele-ophthalmology/virtual care.

Departmental Role Responsibilities

• Follow non acute chronic neuro patients that need continued care.
• Follow non acute (cornea, retina, glaucoma) patients that need continued care.
• Facilitate visual fields, refractions, testing, etc.
• Facilitate referrals to subspecialties and other referral requests.
• Route international patients and second opinion requests.
• Answer patient questions, emails.
• Review records in advance of physician review.
• Complete telehealth visits.
• Measure prisms.

Accountabilities

• I. Clinical Role:
  • Provides care to a select group of patients by determining and rendering advanced nursing and medical interventions.
  • Assesses patients by interviewing/examining the patient, reviewing the patient’s medical history, physician’s diagnosis and orders, diagnostic test results to determine medical diagnosis, plan of care and monitor patient’s progress.
  • Develops a plan of care from the assessment/diagnoses and physician collaboration.
  • Identifies expected outcomes based on the assessment/diagnoses and physician collaboration.
  • Includes interventions in plan of care that reflects expected outcomes.
  • Documents and coordinates plan of care.
  • Provides patient/family education regarding disease processes, treatment options, treatment outcomes, possible complications, medications, discharge planning and lifestyle modification.
  • Integrates current knowledge of professional issues, trends in health care and technological advances into scope of practice.
  • Implements necessary actions as outlined in the plan of care.
  • Collaborates with team members to ensure implementation of plan as described.
  • Implements physician orders per protocols.
  • Communicates plan of care to team members.
  • Aids in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during patient care.
  • Engages in performance improvement activities to support the