Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology, Neurology (BPEI- Miami, FL)

University of Miami•Miami, FL

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Miami Uhealth Department of Ambulatory Nursing at Bascom Palmer in Miami has an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). The incumbent d elivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APRN is also e xamines 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 d egree in relevant field
Valid State of Florida APRN License
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

Minimum 2 years of relevant advanced practice nursing experience preferred

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.
Consult APRN carries the page for UMH facilities , responds to page in less than 30 min and proceeds with the consult in a timely manner.
Consult APRN notifies optometry resident about consultation request for preliminary evaluation.
Consult APRN will exam patient: Adds addendum-documentation, signs attestation/encounter and update running list of UMH consult patients.
The Consult APRN will escalate to appropriate service for additional evaluation if needed.
Consult APRN will sign the chart in no more than 48h.
APRN will assist in obtaining Informed Consent and necessary equipment for any bedside procedure including but not limited to testing, samples for microbiology or pathology, surgical procedures, transfer to BPEI for special treatment, among others.
Consult APRN is responsible to keep updated r unning list of patients in FU and recently discharged on EPIC.
Consult Service APRN will properly hand-off the active patients to evening /weekend Consult Fellow .
Consult APRN will report monthly and as needed to the Consult Service Medical Director.
Ophthalmology consultant review of the medical record and EMR consult note written.
Ophthalmology consultant to the patient attending telephone consult and EMR consult note written.
The ophthalmology telemedicine consultation will be facilitated by attending using EMR , using a video call for evaluation.
Ophthalmology consultant bedside exam and EMR consult note written.