Advanced Practice Provider ENT (Full Time, Days)

Nicklaus Children's Hospital•Miami, FL

About The Position

The ENT Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) functions independently within parameters delegated by the supervising physician. The APRN manages pediatric otolaryngology patients and participates in their clinical care as a member of the interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include taking patient histories and conducting physical examinations; ordering and interpreting radiological and laboratory tests; diagnosing conditions; prescribing medication; documenting care in the EMR and departmental records; and performing procedures when within the APRN’s scope of practice and demonstrated competency. The position provides care in inpatient hospital and outpatient office settings, including inpatient consultations, post-operative rounds, and same-day walk-in visits. The APRN reports to the ENT section chief and precepts APP students.

Requirements

Master's degree in nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
Active, good-standing APRN State of Florida licensure, maintained throughout employment.
Certification by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), or Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB).
Active, good-standing American Heart Association BLS certification, maintained throughout employment.
Level II Background Check.
Successful completion of credentialing by NCHS Medical Administration.
Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families, and co-workers.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Ability to problem-solve, formulate a plan of care, and evaluate the patient's response to care.
Ability to interpret, adapt to, and react calmly under stressful conditions.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
Two years’ experience in a surgical outpatient setting.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations of pediatric otolaryngology patients.
Develop, implement, evaluate, monitor, and modify plans of care to attain expected outcomes.
Order appropriate laboratory tests, radiographic studies, and consultations.
Perform procedures demonstrated through competency and identified in the delineation of privileges.
Participate in performance improvement activities, quality initiatives, and research.
Integrate data from a wide variety of sources to make clinical decisions about orders, procedures, referrals, and treatments.
Maintain current knowledge of advanced nursing scope-of-practice issues to support high-quality clinical performance and professional growth.
Write orders, monitor and alter drug therapies, and perform other necessary procedures within established protocols and a collaborative relationship with an MD.
Provide inpatient consultations and round on post-operative inpatients in inpatient hospital and outpatient office settings.
Provide care for same-day walk-in visits.
Precept APP students.