Job Description
The Academic Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a faculty clinician who provides high-quality, evidence-based care to adults with benign or classical hematologic conditions. The APP develops and manages an appropriate patient panel within the individual's education, certification, privileging, collaborative practice arrangements, institutional policies, and Florida law. The position expands timely access, supports continuity across the Division's ambulatory hematology programs, and creates capacity for complex consultations and new-patient care.
The ideal candidate will have a subspecialty interest in benign hematology and will collaborate with the adult Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC). The APP participates in comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with bleeding and clotting disorders while with various collaborative team members such as nursing, social work, pharmacy, research, and administration. Academic responsibilities include teaching and precepting learners, service, quality improvement, and participation in scholarly or clinical research activities appropriate to effort and program priorities.
Responsibilities
Clinical - Perform comprehensive new and follow-up evaluations, including history, physical examination, medication reconciliation, risk assessment, differential diagnosis, diagnostic planning, treatment planning, and longitudinal follow-up.
Evaluate and manage an assigned spectrum of benign hematologic conditions, which may include iron-deficiency and other anemias; leukopenia and leukocytosis; thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis; erythrocytosis; hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease and thalassemia; thrombosis and hypercoagulable states; bleeding disorders; monoclonal gammopathy when assigned; and other nonmalignant hematologic conditions within scope and competency.
Order, interpret, and act on laboratory studies, imaging, pathology findings, and other diagnostic tests; communicate results and treatment changes promptly to patients and referring clinicians.
Initiate, adjust, monitor, and reconcile therapies consistent with current evidence, approved protocols, formulary requirements, prescribing authority, and collaborative practice expectations.
Maintain an independent or shared APP panel as assigned; provide follow-up and return-patient care that improves access and preserves physician capacity for complex and new-patient visits.
Provide telephone, portal, in-basket, and telehealth care; triage urgent hematologic concerns and escalate changes in condition to the responsible physician or emergency services when clinically indicated.
Complete accurate, compliant, and timely documentation, coding, charge capture, orders, result management, and follow-up. Bill independently when permitted and appropriate.
Teaching - Teach and precept APP learners, and other health-professions trainees in ambulatory and assigned clinical settings.
Provide learner orientation, direct observation, coaching, and timely feedback consistent with institutional and program requirements.
Participate in conferences, case presentations, journal clubs, simulation, patient-education programs, or curriculum activities based on expertise and assigned effort.
Maintain an academic portfolio and meet university criteria applicable to appointment and continued faculty service.
Model professionalism, evidence-based decision-making, interprofessional practice, and respectful communication.
Research - Support clinical and translational research, registries, and sponsored trials relevant to benign hematology and bleeding disorders, consistent with assigned effort and documented study responsibilities.
Identify potentially eligible patients and refer them to approved research personnel; perform protocol duties only when trained, delegated, and listed as required. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsible to a Chair or other appropriate higher-level administrator of a State university. Responsible for teaching, research, service, and related administrative activities. Responsible for academic advising and related activities. May represent the university, college/school, or department.
Qualifications
This position requires graduation from an accredited Advanced Practice Registered Nurse academic degree program and certification as outlined in Florida Statutes 464 and Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 64, or graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant academic degree program and certification as outlined in Florida Statutes 458 and 459 and Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 64. Must be Board Certified/Eligible in: AGPCNP/FNP/PA
Graduate degree from an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in the field of specialization with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service. Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Instructor.
Additional Minimum: Ideal candidate will posses a minimum of a year of practical experience and or completed a fellowship/training program specific to the sub-specialty. Must hold or be eligible for a full, unrestricted Florida NP or PA License . To perform this position, the candidate will need to obtain and maintain a full un-restricted FL License, maintain credentials in the USF Health faculty practice plan, and be a medical staff member in good standing at the hospitals he/she is assigned to perform clinical duties. The candidate will participate in the teaching of NP or PA students in clinical medicine.
