Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Diagnostic Radiology - Full Time

University of Miami•Deerfield Beach, FL

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Diagnostic Radiology delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients, examining and treating patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other healthcare professionals. The APRN supports illness and injury care, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, and may prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. The role includes advising patients about continuing care; performing and documenting complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories; and conducting age-appropriate histories and physicals independently. The APRN orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests according to patients’ age-specific needs, prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, and implements interventions to help patients regain or maintain physiologic stability. The role also includes monitoring intervention effectiveness, facilitating transitions between healthcare settings, making appropriate referrals in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and providing educational tools to support staff, patient, and family decision-making. The APRN assists in providing care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations and follows University and unit-level policies and procedures while safeguarding University assets. Duties may be expanded as necessary. The position is with UHealth–University of Miami Health System, an academic medical center serving South Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The system provides patient care supported by research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Valid State of Florida APRN license.
Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols and adapt to changing priorities and work demands (learning agility).

Responsibilities

Deliver medical care to a wide variety of patients, independently and in autonomous collaboration with other healthcare professionals.
Support illness and injury care, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
Advise patients about continuing care.
Perform and document complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories.
Independently perform age-appropriate histories and physical examinations.
Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests based on patients’ age-specific needs.
Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments and, as applicable, medications.
Implement interventions to support patients in regaining or maintaining physiologic stability.
Assist with providing care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
Monitor the effectiveness of interventions.
Facilitate patients’ transitions within and between healthcare settings, including admission, transfer, and discharge.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
Provide educational tools to facilitate staff, patient, and family decision-making.
Adhere to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguard University assets.