UF Health

Advanced Practice Provider

Advanced Practice ProvidersUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeJacksonville, FL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
A Master's degree in Nursing is required.
A Master's degree from a Physician Assistant program is required.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure is required at the time of hire.
Physician Assistant (PA) licensure in Florida or Georgia is required at the time of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required at the time of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide timely and appropriate referrals for patients who need further medical care and services.
Respond to consults, schedule procedures, and handle discharge planning as appropriate.
Educate and counsel patients and families regarding health care, including routine health maintenance as applicable.
Perform or assist with higher-complexity procedures in a clinic or inpatient unit.
Monitor and manage invasive or medical devices, including placement of devices within scope of practice.
Manage care of pre- and post-operative and pre- and post-procedural patients as needed.
Formulate comprehensive health management plans for high-acuity, complex patients in collaboration with physicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals.
Prepare progress notes, narrative discharge summaries, and consults.
Facilitate patient participation in health care decisions.
Enter pertinent clinical information accurately and promptly in patient medical records, following compliance billing guidelines.
Document and close open encounters, MyChart messages, and other electronic medical record communications in accordance with institutional requirements.
Provide call coverage as required by departmental needs.
Obtain patient histories and perform physical examinations and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests for patients with high levels of complexity.
Review, prescribe, or recommend medications and treatments to patients.
Provide education and instruction to residents, students, patients, and others as appropriate.
Travel up to 25%.

Desired Qualifications

Two years of experience in an outpatient setting.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.

Overview

An Advanced Practice Provider is a direct patient care provider licensed in the State of Florida and/or Georgia and provides medical services to patients as defined by their scope of practice and under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida/Georgia. Provides patient care with advanced knowledge of subspecialty service.

Clinical Area: Subspecialty Outpatient and/or Inpatient Setting, may perform procedures/consults, less than 50% time spent in OR, and/or works in the NICU.

Responsibilities

• Provides timely and appropriate referrals to patients in need of further medical care and services. Responds to consults, schedules procedures and handles discharge planning, as appropriate. Educates and counsels patients/families regarding their health care, including routine health maintenance, as applicable. May provide education and instruction to residents and students.

• Performs or assists with procedures of higher complexity in clinic or inpatient unit. Monitors and manages invasive and/or medical devices and placement of devices within scope of practice. May manage care of pre/post-operative and pre/post-procedural patients.

• Formulates comprehensive health management plans for high acuity, more complex patients in collaboration with physicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals to include progress notes, narrative discharge summaries, consults, etc. Facilitates patient participation in making health care decisions.

• Enters pertinent clinical information in the patient’s medical record in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with established compliance billing guidelines. Documents and closes open encounters, MyChart messages, and other EMR communications in accordance with institutional requirements.

• Call coverage may be required specific to departmental needs.

• Obtains patient histories, performs physical examinations and/or diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests for patients with high level of complexity. Reviews, prescribes and/or recommends medications and treatments to patients

• May provide education and instruction.

• All other duties as assigned

• Travel up to 25%

Qualifications

Experience Requirements

2 years - Outpatient setting - preferred

Education Requirements

High School Diploma or GED - required

Masters - Nursing - required

Masters - Physician Assistant program - required

Certification/Licensure

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse(APRN) Licensure - required (at time of hire)

Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure in State of Florida/Georgia - required (at time of hire)

BLS - required (at time of hire)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - preferred

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - preferred

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