Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Lennar UPAC

University of Miami•Coral Gables, FL

About The Position

The University of Miami (UHealth) Department of Lennar Perioperative Services - UPAC has an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. The incumbent delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APRN also 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. The Advanced Practice RN (APRN) –Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) works as an educator, advocate and care provider and is responsible for the care and well-being of patients being seen for perioperative care and medical clearance.

Requirements

Master’s degree in relevant field required
Valid State of Florida APRN license required
Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements
2 years of relevant experience.
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.

Responsibilities

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.
Complete history and physicals for patient's undergoing elective surgeries
Optimize comorbidities of patient's undergoing elective surgeries
Perform risk stratification for patient's undergoing elective surgeries
Order and interpret EKGs, labs, imaging, and various cardiac diagnostic testing
Obtain accurate medication reconciliations and provide perioperative medication management
Consult with various specialties as needed (Anesthesia, Surgery, Internal Medicine)
Refer patients to various specialties as needed for further preoperative evaluation and optimization