Registered Nurse (RN) - Stroke
UHealth Tower
Miami, FL

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Neurology, Stroke

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet. CORE JOB SUMMARY The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APRN is 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 * 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. Department Specific Functions The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will participate in the inpatient and outpatient services at Jackson South and West Medical Centers. The candidate will be: * Responsible for providing care and treatment of patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings. * Provides medical support to staff, triaging and implementing care in a knowledgeable and skillful manner, as evidenced by team feedback and documentation in medical records. * Obtains complete medical history, performs physical exams, and interprets medical history. * Administers nursing assessments to include performing examinations and assessing a patient's health status. * Reviews patient's medications and reconciles them in the EMR.. * Orders lab tests, analyzes, interprets lab test results and takes appropriate actions. * Enters orders. * Requests labs and if labs not done or abnormal, takes actions including but not limited to: notify patient/family and MD and document it appropriately. * Ensures that follow-up visit, MRIs and labs are appropriately scheduled. * Responsible for writing visit notes on patients. * Counsels patients and families on continued care. * Responsible for the effectiveness of interventions, including but not limit to call patients with active issues until issues have resolved. * First option for patient's calls - test results, symptoms, med refills, authorizations, and forms. * Be on charge of clinic flow, with the goal of see patients at the time they are scheduled and avoid clinic delays. CORE QUALIFICATIONS Education: Master's degree in relevant field Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida APRN License Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: * Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions. * Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail. * Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines. * Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment. * Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form. 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 - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff Pay Grade: H15