Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Full Time

University of Miami • North Miami, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APRN is 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.

Provide medical care to patients in outpatient setting by collecting comprehensive histories, making physical, neurological and gynecological/obstetric assessments on women in consultation with physicians, according to divisional protocols.
Perform screening and diagnostic medical procedures as training and experience allow and with physician supervision (for example: pap smear or vaginal culture collection, colposcopy, LEEP (loop electrosurgical procedure), cryotherapy, biopsies of the endometrium, cervix, vagina, and vulva, endocervical curettage, insertion and removal IUD)
Consult and refer complicated medical problems to appropriate division physicians or other sub-specialties as needed
Recruit and manage patients for participation in OBGYN Research Trials
Make independent decisions in monitoring and altering of drug therapies, and in the initiation of appropriate therapies according to established protocols.
Function within the legal scope of the practice of the APRN and prescribe medication in conjunction with the legal scope of the APRN.
Follow-up on abnormal laboratory tests.
Perform patient education and participate in patient/family interventions
Assist with clinic nursing staff development
Promotes, supports, and facilitates individuals engaging in research activities to advance research in practice: evidence-based practice, the conduct of research, research utilization, and dissemination of research results.
Organizes and implements various clinical research projects with care and accuracy. Monitors the care and protection of patients in research studies.
Conducts research needs assessments and uses results to construct a strategic plan to develop clinical research for nursing.
Screens and recruits subjects for clinical studies. Reviews and assesses data for clinical studies.
Collaborates and develops innovative programs to educate, mentor, and enhance the knowledge of nursing staff.
Fosters the development of an environment conducive to the conduct of inquiry; research and practice.
Facilitates the development of interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research activities, including generating research interest groups.
Participates in performance improvement activities, quality improvement and patient safety activities.
Assists in maintaining compliance accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards including the code of conduct.
Ordering labs, diagnostic imaging and medications as needed
Communicating with patients their treatments options and plan
Following up with patients regarding test results
Helping nursing staff formulating and communicating treatment plans to patients
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field
• Valid State of Florida APRN License
• Current and valid ACLS and BLS Certification from the American Heart Association.
• One year of experience as an APRN, preferably in OB/GYN or MFM.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in OB/GYN or MFM

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.
• Provide medical care to patients in outpatient setting by collecting comprehensive histories, making physical, neurological and gynecological/obstetric assessments on women in consultation with physicians, according to divisional protocols.
• Perform screening and diagnostic medical procedures as training and experience allow and with physician supervision (for example: pap smear or vaginal culture collection, colposcopy, LEEP (loop electrosurgical procedure), cryotherapy, biopsies of the endometrium, cervix, vagina, and vulva, endocervical curettage, insertion and removal IUD)
• Consult and refer complicated medical problems to appropriate division physicians or other sub-specialties as needed
• Recruit and manage patients for participation in OBGYN Research Trials
• Make independent decisions in monitoring and altering of drug therapies, and in the initiation of appropriate therapies according to established protocols.
• Function within the legal scope of the practice of the APRN and prescribe medication in conjunction with the legal scope of the APRN.
• Follow-up on abnormal laboratory tests.
• Perform patient education and participate in patient/family interventions
• Assist with clinic nursing staff development
• Promotes, supports, and facilitates individuals engaging in research activities to advance research in practice: evidence-based practice, the conduct of research, research utilization, and dissemination of research results.
• Organizes and implements various clinical research projects with care and accuracy. Monitors the care and protection of patients in research studies.
• Conducts research needs assessments and uses results to construct a strategic plan to develop clinical research for nursing.
• Screens and recruits subjects for clinical studies. Reviews and assesses data for clinical studies.
• Collaborates and develops innovative programs to educate, mentor, and enhance the knowledge of nursing staff.
• Fosters the development of an environment conducive to the conduct of inquiry; research and practice.
• Facilitates the development of interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research activities, including generating research interest groups.
• Participates in performance improvement activities, quality improvement and patient safety activities.
• Assists in maintaining compliance accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards including the code of conduct.
• Ordering labs, diagnostic imaging and medications as needed
• Communicating with patients their treatments options and plan
• Following up with patients regarding test results
• Helping nursing staff formulating and communicating treatment plans to patients
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• tuition remission

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior