APRN Inpatient, Pediatric Liver Transplant, Holtz Children's Hospital, Per Diem, Days
About The Position
The APRN Inpatient provides primary, acute, and specialty healthcare services autonomously and in partnership with other healthcare professionals, in accordance with state and federal regulations. Services include managing patients’ overall care; prescribing medications and treatments; ordering, conducting, and interpreting diagnostic tests; diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions; performing invasive procedures; counseling patients; and educating them about health-promoting choices and prevention of disease, injury, and illness. Additional duties may be specific to the unit and specialty. This position is in the Pediatric Transplant Unit at Holtz Children’s Hospital and is per diem, on-call/pool, with day shifts. The APRN collaborates with physicians and other health professionals to provide comprehensive, coordinated care for inpatients and outpatients, and maintains accurate medical records. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Nursing.
- Generally 5 to 7 years of related experience; units at BHH require 1 year of experience.
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner.
- Valid Florida Advanced Practice RN license.
- Valid APRN board certification in the specialty area.
- AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification with at least 6 months validity.
- AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
- Maintain current unit-specific and organizational skills, competencies, certifications, and licensures required by regulatory standards or specialty nursing practice.
- Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
- Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to provide clear, accurate information to doctors, nurses, patients, and family members.
- Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure, understand and follow instructions, and exercise sound independent judgment.
- Knowledge and skill in job-appropriate technology and software applications.
- Ability to understand, respect, and accommodate patients’ preferences, needs, beliefs, customs, and practices; demonstrate compassion, patience, and a non-judgmental approach.
- Clinical knowledge and ability to complete required unit competencies.
Nice To Haves
- Pediatric inpatient experience is highly preferred.
- Additional applicable life-support certification for healthcare providers may be required at the unit level upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Use clinical judgment to conduct health assessments, make differential diagnoses, and prescribe pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
- Plan and implement care through independent action, health counseling, and collaboration with other members of the health team.
- Provide clinical oversight and consult on administration of healthcare policies and procedures for on-site health services.
- Promote health, prevent illness and injury, and manage acute and chronic health problems.
- Perform physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and physician instructions.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess clinical problems and healthcare needs.
- Record physical findings and formulate a plan and prognosis based on the patient’s condition.
- Provide written home-going instructions and refer patients to appropriate community resources for follow-up.
- Collaborate with other specialties and health professionals to support interdisciplinary management and continuity of care.
- Prescribe or recommend medications and other treatments, including therapies and related therapeutic procedures.
- Refer patients to physicians or specialized health resources when consultation or treatment is needed.
- Maintain detailed and accurate medical records.
- Educate and coach nursing staff on best practices; review nursing literature and suggest improvements to patient-care standards.
- Integrate current professional knowledge, healthcare trends, and technological advances into practice.
- Follow unit-specific policies and procedures and complete required unit-specific competencies.
- Use job- and unit-specific equipment as required, review case delays, and participate in departmental performance-improvement projects.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
