Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Medicine, Transplant Pulmonology

University of Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) 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.

Requirements

Master’s degree in relevant field
Valid State of Florida APRN License
Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
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.

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.
Evaluates and manages care of Transplant Pulmonary patients at the Miami Transplant Institute (MTI) at Jackson Memorial Hospital. This includes history taking and physical examination, ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing.
Coordinates the discharge planning and outpatient care for patients consulted, in collaboration with the Attending.
Providing patient education; coordinating and conducting clinical and telephone follow-up of patients.
Performs Post-operative evaluation including taking a medical history and performing a physical examination, orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests and provides patient education.
Maintains open communication with consult ordering physicians by providing patient updates and recommendations for outpatient treatment.
Ensures continuity of care by managing medication orders in transition from outpatient to inpatient setting and vice versa.
Writes orders and performs procedures in coordination with attending transplant physician.
Provides staff education about new clinical protocols, patient management, research protocols.
Develops staff competencies in cooperation with clinical managers on the patient care units.
Acts as patient advocate by transmitting patient and family concerns to physician team members.
Obtains all post-clinic lab studies and discuss results with physicians.
Makes post-clinic follow-up phone calls informing patients of lab results and medication changes.
Participates in other inpatient duties as assigned.