Minimum Job Requirements
- Masters degree in nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
- APRN Licensure issued by the State of Florida maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
- Certification by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Board (AANPCB) or Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
- American Heart Association (AHA) BLS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
- American Heart Association (AHA) PALS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
- Level II Background Check
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Surgical APRN experience preferred.
- Acute Care PNP certification preferred.
- Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients families and coworkers.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Ability to problem solve formulate a plan of care and evaluate the patients response to care.
- Ability to interpret adapt and react calmly under stressful conditions.
Job Summary
Provides diagnostic therapeutic surgical and preventative care under the supervision of a surgeon. Assists the surgeon in the global management of patient care in all perioperative settings. Completes preop tasks including physical examinations and recording health history. Orders appropriate laboratory and radiographic tests. Participates in daily rounds writes progress notes conducts patient education writes prescriptions and prepares discharge summaries.
Job Specific Duties
- Performs comprehensive and problem focused history and physical examinations.
- Performs first assist duties.
- Provides pre and postoperative surgical care.
- Conducts daily hospital rounds.
- Writes orders and progress notes.
- Initiates emergency resuscitation and stabilization as necessary.
- Orders appropriate laboratory tests radiological studies and consultations.
- Participates in committees research and special projects related to specialty area.
- Participates in quality improvement program.
- Formulates and implements treatment and therapeutic plans for hospitalized patients.
- Performs procedures as demonstrated through competency.
- Orders and/or prescribes controlled and noncontrolled substances for inpatient/outpatients (DEA required for controlled substances).
- Assists with call.
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