Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Preadmissions Bascom Palmer - Per Diem

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Per Diem

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Per Diem delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The incumbent examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. Furthermore, the incumbent ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Per Diem prescribes medications and orders diagnostic tests, and advises patients about continuing care.

Responsibilities include:

• 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.

Core qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree in relevant field required.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida APRN license required.
• Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.