Advance Practice Provider, Orlando Health Physician Associates - Family Medicine, Oviedo Florida

Orlando Health•Orlando, FL

22d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advance Practice Provider practices medicine under the direction of physicians and/or surgeons and helps with all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatment, and consultations, with a high degree of independence. The role is with Orlando Health Physician Associates – Family Medicine in Oviedo, Florida. Orlando Health Physician Associates is a Central Florida primary care group with more than 225 providers across family medicine and other specialties. As part of Orlando Health’s integrated system, providers can refer and coordinate care across hospitals, emergency rooms, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities. The system serves communities across Florida and has more than 27,000 team members. The position may be filled by a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Nurse Practitioner candidates need a qualifying graduate nursing degree, Florida APRN licensure, applicable national advanced certification, and current BLS certification. Physician Assistant candidates must graduate from an accredited physician assistant program and maintain Florida PA licensure and current BLS/healthcare certification. Adult Medicine experience is required.

Requirements

Adult Medicine experience is required.
Nurse Practitioner candidates must hold an MN, MSN, DNP, PhD, or DNS degree in nursing.
Nurse Practitioner candidates must hold an APRN license in Florida.
Nurse Practitioner licensure applicants after July 1, 2006, must have national advanced certification from an approved nursing specialty board.
Nurse Practitioner candidates must maintain current BLS certification.
Physician Assistant candidates must graduate from an accredited physician assistant program.
Physician Assistant candidates must maintain current physician assistant licensure in Florida.
Physician Assistant candidates must maintain current BLS/healthcare certification.

Responsibilities

Acts as an advanced resource for the specialty area or as a lead worker in the clinic setting.
Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to diagnose medical and surgical problems and prescribe necessary treatment and services.
Provides patient care with a high degree of independence and minimal physician supervision, generally in a highly specialized area.
Assists in care for patients receiving radiation treatments and writes appropriate orders, including perioperative orders and orders for narcotics, stimulants, and depressant drugs.
Performs detailed history and physical examinations and documents inpatient H&Ps and discharge summaries in the medical record; documentation must be reviewed and countersigned by a supervising medical staff member within 24 hours and may not substitute for a physician H&P.
Initiates appropriate actions to facilitate therapeutic plans consistent with patients’ healthcare needs.
Reviews medical records of patients of the supervising medical staff member.
Performs routine patient rounds to monitor and evaluate clinical status and reports changes to the supervising medical staff member; this may not substitute for physician rounds.
Notifies the attending physician of unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.
Dispenses or prescribes medication as authorized by the supervising medical staff member.
Issues oral and written orders on behalf of the supervising medical staff member.
Writes or dictates reports and progress notes in the medical record.
Scrubs with the supervising surgeon in the operating room.
Removes catheters, drains, sutures, and staples.
Surgically closes wounds and performs incision and drainage, debridement, and dressing; the surgeon must remain in the immediate area.
Assists physicians with special diagnostic procedures and follows medical staff supervision policies for procedures.
Performs advanced cardiac life support and, in a medical emergency, acts on behalf of the supervising medical staff member to maintain life support until a licensed physician arrives to manage the patient.
Provides patient education.
Maintains reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and applicable standards.
Maintains compliance with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Acts as a role model and resource for staff.
Participates in the review and revision of policies and procedures.
Demonstrates compliance with regulatory and accrediting agency standards.
Establishes relationships with professionals in other health-related groups in the community.
Communicates effectively, verbally and in writing, with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.
Participates in basic science and clinical research projects.