Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Orthopaedics - Per Diem

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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.

• 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.

• Master’s degree in relevant field

• Valid State of Florida APRN License

• Acute Care Certification is preferred but not required

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience

• Experience in Orthopaedic Trauma is preferred

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

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.

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

• 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.

• Participates as a member of patient management team. Act as a liaison between the inpatient staff, outside providers, insurance companies, and patients to provide complete patient care.

• Assist with prepping faculty clinics prior to their scheduled dates.

• Assist with facilitating the faculty clinics to ensure efficiency and effective patient care.

• Assist with new and follow-up patient histories and physical exams.

• Facilitate the correct ordering of studies and procedures while in faculty clinics.

• Function as the first clinical point of contact for your patients to provide clinical support through the entire continuum of care.

• Manage patients' clinical requests to include medication refills, ordering of DME/services, and completion of necessary paperwork/letters.

• Perform and assist with medical procedures with or without direct physician supervision within the scope of the license/certification.

• Provide patient education and participate in patient/family interventions.

• Follow post-operative patients and monitor for any postoperative complications and patients have the resources necessary for recovery.

• Ensures the appropriate applications of critical pathways.

• Consult with patients and prospective patients/families by phone.  

• Evaluate/triage need for care and advise regarding appropriate interventions including need for emergency treatment.

• Consult with other professionals regarding decision-making for patient care as needed.

• Participate in decision-making with patients by providing information regarding pathophysiology and benefits/risks of treatment options.

• Coordinate research / clinical trials, including Human Subjects Research Committee communication, consent forms, and patient recruitment.

• Coordinate data collection and patient activities (clinical follow-ups, etc.) in clinical research.

• Assist with clinical and administrative staff development. Other duties as assigned.