Position Summary
Department: Arnold Palmer Hospital Orthopedic Specialty
Status: Full Time
Title: Advanced Practice Provider, APP, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, ARNP, NP, PA, PAC
Position Summary:Under the supervision of the physician, according to established practice guidelines and utilizing evidence-based clinical practice standards, provides inpatient and outpatient management, consultations, and co-management of surgical patients.
Responsibilities
- Manages patients with the highest degree of independence in provision of patient care services with minimal physician supervision and in a highly specialized area and across the continuum.
- Assesses the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, diagnostic studies and recognizes deviations from the normal.
- Develops a diagnosis and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to formulate and implements the treatment plan.
- Surgically close wounds, incision and drainage, debridement, dressing (the surgeon must remain in the immediate area).
- Scrub with collaborating surgeon in operating room.
- Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as credentialed, in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
- Implements appropriate management based on laboratory results, physical assessment, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, admission and discharge care in accordance with evidence based medicine.
- Identifies, analyzes, and resolves patient care issues to foster significant improvement in patient care and outcomes.
- Dictates and documents in an accurate and timely manner.
- Performs patient education and maintains provision of preventive health services.
- Conducts or participates in multidisciplinary rounds.
- Participates in the department call rotation and/ or weekend/ holiday rounding as required.
- prescribe medication.
- Participates in quality initiatives to ensure consistent attainment of key quality indicators.
- Supports IRB approved clinical research/trials through a variety of activities including but not limited to: ordering diagnostic tests, prescreening patients, recording laboratory and diagnostic results, administering therapeutic interventions per trial protocols and documenting outcomes per hospital and trial protocols.
- Acts as an advanced resource for the specialty area
- Perform minor bedside procedures that are appropriate to the specialty patient population and independent of the physician
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
- Acts as a role model and resource person for staff.
- Assists in teaching students, residents and interns in complex techniques and procedures.
- Participates in review and revision of policies and procedures.
- Establishes relationships with professional and other health-related groups within the community.
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.
Qualifications
Education/Training Nurse Practitioner
- MN or MSN or DNP or PhD or DNS degree in nursing.
Physician Assistant
- Graduate of accredited physician assistant program.
Licensure/Certification Nurse Practitioner
- APRN license in the state of Florida.
- After July 1, 2006, licensure applicants are required to have national advanced certification from an approved nursing specialty board.
- Maintains current BLS certification.
Physician Assistant
- Maintain current physician assistant licensure in State of Florida.
- Maintain current BLS/healthcare certification
Experience - Two (2) years of specialty
