Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- UHealth SoLé Mia Cardiovascular - Full Time
About The Position
The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients, examining and treating patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. The APRN ensures appropriate illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery; may prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests; and advises patients about continuing care. In the cardiovascular department, the APRN communicates directly with cardiology attending physicians and works under cardiologists’ direct supervision. The role supports cardiology laboratory and stress-testing services, including patient management, procedure coordination, documentation, and transfers for continued care. The APRN may also provide cross-coverage at other outpatient cardiology laboratories as needed to support procedure demand and staffing. Duties may be expanded or adjusted based on departmental needs.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a relevant field.
- Valid Florida licensure in a relevant field.
- Board certification.
- BLS certification.
- ACLS certification.
- At least 2 years of cardiovascular experience.
- Advanced cardiology experience or knowledge.
- Experience with cardiac arrhythmias and medical management.
- Positive and professional attitude.
- Strong communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Stress-testing experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- 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 treatment modalities.
- Implement interventions to help patients regain or maintain physiologic stability and monitor their effectiveness.
- Provide care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
- Facilitate patient transitions between healthcare settings, including admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members and make appropriate referrals.
- Provide educational tools to support staff, patient, and family decision-making.
- Follow University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguard University assets.
- Communicate directly with cardiology attending physicians and maintain communication with the cardiology manager and/or director and other departments, including radiology, to coordinate procedures.
- Contact stress-procedure patients the day before their exams to confirm proper medication management.
- Arrange transfers of cardiology laboratory patients to the hospital for continued care.
- Follow cardiology department stress-testing policies and protocols and supervise stress testing.
- Support sonographers and cardiac ultrasound technologists with stress testing and echocardiograms requiring IVs or medical management.
- Provide medical management during stress testing and contrast procedures.
- Complete patient documentation for procedures performed in the cardiology laboratory.
- Perform cardiology laboratory procedures requiring provider supervision, including stress tests and tilt-table testing.
- Conduct peer-to-peer reviews for clinical and insurance purposes.
- Provide coverage in other outpatient cardiology laboratories as needed to support stress-procedure demand and staffing.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Tuition remission
- Competitive salaries
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
