APRN

Whole Family Health Center; Vero Beach (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The ARNP role at Whole Family Health Center provides advanced nursing care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, and treatment across complex cases. It emphasizes autonomy, collaboration with physicians, and patient-centered care within a trusted setting.

Key requirements include graduation from an accredited NP program, APRN licensure, BLS certification, and willingness to travel between clinics as needed. Strong communication and clinical judgment are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure.
• Current NP certification in specialty area if applicable.
• Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Eligible for Hospital Privileges.

Responsibilities

• Independently and with physician assistance, perform age-appropriate history and physicals for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
• Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests; develop a plan of care.
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Implement interventions to maintain or regain physiologic stability.
• Monitor effectiveness of interventions and adjust as needed.
• Facilitate patient transitions between care settings (admitting, transferring, discharging).
• Provide educational tools to staff, patients, and families to support decision making.
• Document progress notes and assessments in the Electronic Health Record with accuracy and timeliness.
• Instruct and guide nursing staff in performing tasks.
• May travel between clinics to provide coverage.

Education

Nurse Practitioner Program graduate

RN licensure with active license

Job description

Job Summary

The ARNP completes assessment of health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implements treatment plan, and evaluates patient status. It is a direct patient care role requiring basic through advanced clinical knowledge and skills, i.e., a greater depth and breadth of knowledge, the ability to synthesize data, and a hallmark increased autonomy in nursing practice. The ARNP assumes responsibility and accountability for health promotion and/or maintenance including the use and prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.This is a position of trust.

Communication

This position requires good oral and written communication skills and the ability to concentrate and be highly precise. Information must be exchanged using tact and persuasion appropriately. The person in this position must be able to communicate with the patient’s, staff, and others; and contribute to a positive environment. The ability to communicate in Spanish, Creole, or both is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Functions independently and or with doctor’s assistance to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs and orders appropriate laboratory and radiographic studies, recognize problems, establish a logical and differential diagnosis and develop a plan of care.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools
• Nurse Practitioner needs to stay updated with the latest information about the medical facilities and processes and with documenting progress notes and assessments in EMR.
• Promptly and accurately documents progress notes and assessments in Electronic Health Record to ensure up-to-date patient information.
• Provides instruction and guidance to the nursing staff for carrying out various tasks.
• May occasionally need to travel from one clinic to another for coverage.

Education & Training

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure.
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification in specialty area if applicable.
• Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Eligible for Hospital Privileges.

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in the Nurse Practitioner role preferred.

Requirements

• Level 2 background clearance required.
• Must have all necessary vaccinations, a PPD Test is done once upon hire.

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