Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Full Time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is hiring an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to provide medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APRN examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other healthcare professionals, supporting illness and injury care, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The role may include prescribing medications and ordering diagnostic tests, as well as advising patients about continuing care. The position includes specialized rehabilitation care, such as neurological and functional assessments, assistance with rehabilitation procedures, and prescribing appropriate therapy and dietary interventions. The APRN collaborates with a multidisciplinary team and helps patients and families make informed care decisions.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a 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 oral and written form.

Responsibilities

Perform and document complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories, including age-appropriate assessments.
Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests based on patients’ age-specific needs.
Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
Implement interventions that help patients regain or maintain physiologic stability and monitor intervention effectiveness.
Provide care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
Facilitate patients’ transitions between healthcare settings, including admission, transfer, and discharge.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members and make appropriate referrals.
Provide educational tools to support staff, patient, and family decision-making.
Perform and document specialized examinations, including neurological classification, spasticity and spasm scores, and cognitive-functioning scores.
Perform and document functional assessments, including mobility, activities of daily living, bowel and bladder continence, and cognition.
Assist with rehabilitation procedures, including electrodiagnoses, intrathecal baclofen pump refills and programming, neurotoxin administration, and musculoskeletal injections.
Prescribe appropriate Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech/Language Pathology, Recreational Therapy, and Dietary interventions.
Follow University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguard University assets.