Position SummaryDepartment: Florida Medical Clinic - Primary Care
Locations: 12500 North Dale Mabry Tampa Florida 33628
Shifts: First
Title: Advanced Practice Provider, APP, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, ARNP, NP, PA, PAC
Position Summary:
The Advance Practice Provider practices medicine under the direction of physicians and/or surgeons that helps with all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatments, and consultations
Responsibilities
- Assists in providing care for patients receiving radiation treatments; writes appropriate orders, including those for perioperative orders, narcotics, stimulants, and depressant drugs.
- Performs emergency life-saving procedures in cases such cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, massive hemorrhage, or similar catastrophe.
- Performs daily rounds independently or with attending physicians and/or students. Daily tasks to include: * Perform detailed H & P examinations and document inpatient H & P, and discharge summaries in the medical record. (Must be reviewed and countersigned by supervising medical staff member within 24 hours and may not be substituted for physician H & P). * Initiate appropriate actions to facilitate implementation of therapeutic plans, consistent with healthcare needs of the patient * Performs examination for follow-ups and patients receiving radiation treatments. * Review medical records of patients of the supervising medical staff member. * Routine patient rounds to monitor and evaluate clinical status; change in status to be reported to supervising medical staff member for management (may not be substituted for physician rounds). * Notifies attending physician about unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation. * Dispense/prescribe medication, as authorized by supervising medical staff member. * Issue oral and written orders on behalf of the supervising medical staff member, to be reviewed and countersigned by the supervising medical staff member within 24 hours. * Write or dictate reports and progress notes appropriately in the medical record * Scrub with supervising surgeon in operating room. * Remove catheters, drains, sutures, and staples. * Surgically close wounds, incision and drainage, debridement, dressing (the surgeon must remain in the immediate area). * Assist physician with special diagnostic procedures and follows the medical staff policies on supervision for the procedure * Perform advanced cardiac life support. In a medical emergency, the Physician Assistant will act on behalf of the supervising medical staff member to maintain life support until a licensed physician arrives to manage the patient. * Perform patient education.
- 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.
- Participates in review and revision of policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates compliance with standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
- Establishes relationships with professionals of 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
