APRN Outpatient, Urgent Care Centers, Part-time, Variable schedule

Department: Jackson UHealth Urgent Care Centers – 6 locations in Miami-Dade County

Schedule

8:00 AM – 8:00 PM, variable days and rotating weekends. May cover shifts based on preference/need at multiple Urgent Care sites within Miami-Dade County.

About the role

The APRN Outpatient provides a wide range of primary, acute, and specialty healthcare services, both autonomously and in partnership with other healthcare professionals, in accordance with State and Federal regulations. These services include managing patient's overall care; prescribing medications and treatments; ordering, conducting, and interpreting diagnostic tests such as x-rays, EKGs, and lab work; diagnosing and treating chronic and acute conditions, including injuries, infections, diabetes, and high blood pressure; performing invasive procedures; counseling; and educating patients on positive health-promoting lifestyle choices and disease, injury, and illness prevention.

Responsibilities

• Uses clinical judgment in conducting health assessments, making differential diagnoses, and prescribing pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Plans are implemented through independent action, health counseling, and collaboration with other members of the health team.
• Provides clinical oversight and health center consultation regarding administration of health care policy and procedure for the delivery of on-site health services.
• Promotes optimum health, prevents illness and injury, and manages acute and chronic health problems in the on-site setting.
• Performs physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and instructions of Physician.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' clinical problems and healthcare needs.
• Records physical findings and formulates plan and prognosis based on patient's condition.
• Provides written home-going instructions and makes referrals for follow-up to appropriate community resources.
• Collaborates with other specialties to ensure interdisciplinary management and continuity of care for both inpatients and outpatients.
• Collaborates with Physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plans as necessary.
• Prescribes or recommends medications or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
• Refers patients to Physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment.
• Maintains detailed and accurate medical records.
• Educates and coaches nursing staff on best nursing practices.
• Initiates search of nursing literature and suggests changes/improvements in patient care standards.
• Integrates current knowledge of professional issues, trends in healthcare, and technological advances into scope of practice.
• Follows and performs all related unit-specific policies and procedures, as detailed on the unit-specific competency checklist.
• Utilizes job and unit-specific equipment as required.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Generally requires 5 to 7 years of related experience.
• Prior APRN experience in Urgent Care or similar setting working independently with children and adult patients.
• Master's degree in Nursing is required.
• Valid Florida Advanced Practice RN license required.
• Valid APRN Board certification in specialty area required.
• American Heart Association BLS and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
• Must meet and maintain valid and current all unit-specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by regulatory and/or nursing standards of practice for the specialty.
• Unit Specific Credential: AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) with 6 months validity.