Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Stroke Neurology - Full Time

About the role

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Neurological Surgery has an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). UHealth‑University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university‑based health system, provides leading‑edge patient care powered by groundbreaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean, with physicians representing more than 100 specialties and sub‑specialties and over one million patient encounters each year.

Responsibilities

• Examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals.
• Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
• May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests.
• Advises patients about continuing care.
• Performs and documents complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories.
• Functions independently to perform age‑appropriate history and physical for patients.
• 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.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
• Facilitates 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.
• Adheres to University and unit‑level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Requirements

• Education: Master's degree in relevant field required.
• Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida APRN license required (refer to department description for applicable certification requirements).
• Experience: No previous experience required.

Skills

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Pay

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries.

Benefits

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

Schedule

Full time.