Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Medicine Myeloma - Full Time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients and examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. The APRN ensures appropriate illness and injury care and supports disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The role may include prescribing medications and ordering diagnostic tests, advising patients about continuing care, and performing and documenting complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories. The APRN performs age-appropriate histories and physical examinations independently; orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests based on patients’ age-specific needs; prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments; and implements and monitors interventions to help patients regain or maintain physiologic stability. The role also supports care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations; facilitates patient transitions between health care settings, including admission, transfer, and discharge; collaborates with multidisciplinary team members and makes appropriate referrals; and provides educational tools to support staff, patient, and family decision-making. The APRN adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. Duties may be expanded as necessary. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. UHealth–University of Miami Health System is a university-based health system serving South Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with 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 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.

Nice To Haves

Two years of relevant experience is preferable.

Responsibilities

Deliver medical care to a wide variety of patients.
Examine and treat patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals.
Support illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
Perform and document complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories, including age-appropriate histories and physical examinations.
Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests according to patients’ age-specific needs.
Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities; the role may include prescribing medications and ordering diagnostic tests.
Advise patients about continuing care.
Implement and monitor interventions that support patients in regaining or maintaining physiologic stability.
Provide care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
Facilitate patient transitions within and between health care settings, including admission, transfer, and discharge.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members and make 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.