Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Orthopaedics - Per Diem

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – Per Diem delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The incumbent examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. Furthermore, the incumbent ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – Per Diem prescribes medications and orders diagnostic tests and 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.
• Maintains patient’s physiologic stability through interventions.
• Affords support to the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g., admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• 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 in relevant field.
• Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida APRN License.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: 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 ADDENDUM

• Participates as a member of patient management team.
• Acts as a liaison between the inpatient staff, outside providers, insurance companies, and patients to provide complete patient care.
• Assists with prepping faculty clinics prior to their scheduled dates.
• Assists with facilitating the faculty clinics to ensure efficiency and effective patient care.
• Assists with new and follow-up patient histories and physical exams.
• Assists with the correct ordering of studies and procedures while in faculty clinics.
• Manages patients’ clinical requests to include medication refills, ordering of DME/services, and completion of necessary paperwork/letters.
• Manages patients’ clinical requests to include medication refills, ordering of DME/services, and completion of necessary paperwork/letters.
• Performs and assists with medical procedures with or without direct physician supervision within the scope of the license/certification.
• Provides patient education and participates in patient/family interventions.
• Makes sure the appropriate applications of critical pathways.
• Evaluates/triages need for care and advises regarding appropriate interventions including need for emergency treatment.
• Consults with other professionals regarding decision-making for patient care as needed.
• Participates in decision-making with patients by providing information regarding pathophysiology and benefits/risks of treatment options.
• Coordinates research / clinical trials, including Human Subjects Research Committee communication, consent forms, and patient recruitment.
• Coordinates data collection and patient activities (clinical follow-ups, etc.) in clinical research.
• Aids in clinical and administrative staff development.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

• Participates as a member of patient management team.
• Acts as a liaison between the inpatient staff, outside providers, insurance companies, and patients to provide complete patient care.
• Assists with prepping faculty clinics prior to their scheduled dates.
• Assists with facilitating the faculty clinics to ensure efficiency and effective patient care.
• Assists with new and follow-up patient histories and physical exams.
• Assists with the correct ordering of studies and procedures while in faculty clinics.
• Manages patients’ clinical requests to include medication refills, ordering of DME/services, and completion of necessary paperwork/letters.
• Manages patients’ clinical requests to include medication refills, ordering of DME/services, and completion of necessary paperwork/letters.
• Performs and assists with medical procedures with or without direct physician supervision within the scope of the license/certification.
• Provides patient education and participates in patient/family interventions.
• Makes sure the appropriate applications of critical pathways.
• Evaluates/triages need for care and advises regarding appropriate interventions including need for emergency treatment.
• Consults with other professionals regarding decision-making for patient care as needed.
• Participates in decision-making with patients by providing information regarding pathophysiology and benefits/risks of treatment options.
• Coordinates research / clinical trials, including Human Subjects Research Committee communication, consent forms, and patient recruitment.
• Coordinates data collection and patient activities (clinical follow-ups, etc.) in clinical research.
• Aids in clinical and administrative staff development.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Certification and Licensing: Acute Care Certification is preferred but not required.
• Experience: Experience in Orthopaedic Trauma is preferred.

BENEFITS

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

COMPANY

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

EMPLOYER

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.