Advanced Practice Registered Nurse OBGYN, HIV Clinic Part Time

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 patients 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 patients 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.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Masters degree in relevant field

Certification and Licensing:

Valid State of Florida APRN License

Experience:

2 years of relevant experience is preferable.

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.

Department Specific Functions

• Provide medical care to patients in the OB / GYN outpatient clinics at Jackson collecting comprehensive histories making physical and gynecological/obstetric assessments on women in consultation with physicians according to divisional protocols.

• Perform screening and diagnostic medical procedures as training and experience allow and with physician supervision (for example: pap smear or vaginal culture collection colposcopy.

• Consult and refer complicated medical problems to appropriate division physicians or other sub-specialties as needed

• Make independent decisions in monitoring and prescribing appropriate medications according to established protocols.

• Function within the legal scope of the practice of the APRN and prescribe medication in conjunction with the legal scope of the APRN.

• Follow-up on abnormal laboratory tests.

• Perform patient education and participate in patient/family interventions

• Assist with clinic nursing staff development

• Promotes supports and facilitates individuals engaging in research activities to advance research in practice: evidence-based practice the conduct of research research utilization and dissemination of research results.

• Conducts research needs assessments and uses results to construct a strategic plan to develop clinical research for nursing.

• Screens subjects for clinical studies. Reviews and assesses data for clinical studies.

• Collaborates and develops innovative programs to educate mentor and enhance the knowledge of nursing staff.

• Fosters the development of an environment conducive to the conduct of inquiry; research and practice.

• Facilitates the development of interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research activities including generating research interest groups.

• Participates in performance improvement activities quality improvement and patient safety activities.

• Assists in maintaining compliance accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards including the code of conduct.

• Ordering labs and medications as needed.

• Communicating with patients their treatments options and plan.

• Following up with patients regarding test results.

• Assisting physicians and performing procedures as assigned

• Helping nursing staff formulating and communicating treatment plans to patients

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Department Requirements:

Masters Degree in Advanced Registered Nursing

Current and valid APRN licensure in the State of Florida

Excellent Verbal and written skills in English.

One year experience as an APRN preferably in OB/GYN.

Must be credentialed to practice by Hospital Medical Board.