UF Health

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Advanced Practitioners, Family Medicine

Advanced Practice ProvidersUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeGainesville, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Master's degree in Nursing is required.
Candidates must meet Medical Staff Office requirements to obtain and retain privileges to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse within UF Health Shands Hospital and/or the Shands UF Healthcare Network, as applicable.
For adult intensive care units, an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner is required.
For emergency medicine, an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner is required.
For pediatric intensive care, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care is required.
For neonatal intensive care, a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care is required.
For adult surgical or operative assignments, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Registered Nurse First Assistant credentials is required.
For adult clinic or primary care, an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, or Family Nurse Practitioner is required.
For pediatric clinic or primary care, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner is required.
For nurse-midwife assignments, a Certified Nurse-Midwife or an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with a Florida license to practice midwifery is required.
A current and clear Florida license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse is required.
Basic Life Support certification is required.
Employees will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of an attending physician, provide diagnostic and therapeutic health care coverage for patients.
Take medical histories, perform physical examinations, coordinate laboratory tests and diagnostic studies, prescribe medications, and assist patients with treatment plans and education.
Share call hours, provide phone coverage, and see admitted patients within the hospital as needed.
For intensive care unit assignments, assist the attending intensive care unit physician in patient care and management.
Make patient rounds, contribute to daily care decisions, write orders, interact with consultants, and coordinate scheduling of therapeutic and diagnostic tests and procedures.
Make frequent bedside visits to assess patient status and direct care accordingly.

Desired Qualifications

Intensive care unit experience is preferred.
Emergency medicine experience is preferred.
Neonatal intensive care unit experience is preferred.

Overview

Clinic is open Monday-Friday 10am-8pm and Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm. 10 hour shifts are required. One weekend a month is required.

For Clinic assignment, under supervision of an attending physician this position will provide diagnostic and therapeutic health care coverage for patients which will include but not be limited to taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, coordinating lab tests, diagnostic studies, prescribing medications, and providing assistance to the patient regarding a plan of treatment and education. Other duties may include sharing call hours, phone coverage, and seeing admitted patients within the hospital. For ICU assignment, assists the attending ICU physician in the care and management of patients. This includes making patient rounds, contributing to the decisions for daily care, writing orders, interacting with consultants, and facilitating and coordinating the scheduling of therapeutic and diagnostic tests and procedures. Will make frequent bedside visits to assess the status of patients and direct care accordingly. Acute Care ARNP or PA Required.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Master's degree in Nursing.

Credentialing: Must meet requirements set forth by the Medical Staff Office to obtain and retain privileges to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse within UF Health Shands Hospital and/or the Shands UF Healthcare Network, as applicable.

Additional Requirements Specific Area or Specialty --/-- Additional Requirements: Adult ICUs --/-- AGACNP required. ICU Experience preferred. Emergency Medicine --/-- AGACNP required. Emergency Medicine Experience preferred. Pediatric ICU --/-- PNP-AC required. Neonatal ICU --/-- NNP or PNP-AC required. NICU experience preferred. Surgical/Operative Adult --/-- APRN with RNFA required. Adult Clinic/Primary Care --/-- AGACNP, AGPCNP, or FNP required. Pediatric Clinic/Primary Care --/-- PNP or FNP required. Nurse Midwife --/-- CNM or APRN with Florida license to practice midwifery required. Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current and clear license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the State of Florida. BLS is required.

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