Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (U) - Critical Care - Full Time

University of Miami; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Critical Care seeks an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to examine and treat patients independently and with a team of healthcare professionals. The role may involve prescribing medications, ordering tests, and guiding continuing care, with a focus on comprehensive illness care and recovery.

Core duties include conducting physicals, ordering tests, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required.
• Valid State of Florida APRN license required.
• Acute Care Certification (ACLS/BLS) required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents complete physical examinations and health histories.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests for age-specific needs.
• Prescribes appropriate treatments and implements interventions.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team and provides education to patients and families.
• Ensures compliance with facility, state, and federal regulations.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Communication

Technical Proficiency

Education

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Office Software

Job description

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Critical Care has an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). The APRN also examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs and documents complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories.

• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for patients.

• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.

• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities 5. Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.

• Assists with the provision of care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.

• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.

• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.

• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Master’s degree in relevant field required

Certification and Licensing:

Valid State of Florida APRN license required

Acute Care Certification

ACLS, BLS

Experience:

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.

• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.

• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. - Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida’s only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We’re the challenge you’ve been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff