Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology, Glaucoma - Full Time

divh2Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)/h2pThe Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APRN 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./ppThis list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary./ph3Core Qualifications/h3pEducation: Masters degree in nursing from an accredited program/ppExperience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience. Previous experience as an ARNP or a comparable position in a hospital and/or clinical setting. Previous experience in an eye care setting preferred./ppCertification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida APRN License/ppCPR and ACLS certification required/ppCertification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for Nurse Practitioners preferred/ppKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:/pulliLearning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands./liliTeamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment./liliTechnical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications./liliCommunication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders./li/ulpThis is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job./ppDepartment Specific Functions/ppExamination of Glaucoma Patients includes, but not limited to the following:/pulliEliciting and recording chief complaint and interval history./liliEliciting and recording patient and family medical history./liliMeasurement of visual acuity at a distance and near./liliLensometry: measurement of the optical characteristics of spectacle lenses with the lensometer and/or auto lensometer./liliRetinoscopy/liliRefraction: using phoropter, auto refractor, and trial frame at distance and near./liliConfrontation visual fields and Amsler grid testing./liliPupillary evaluation./liliCentral corneal thickness measurements using portable handheld pachymeter./liliIntraocular pressure assessment: a. Goldmann applanation tonometry b. Handheld electronic tonometry c. Rebound tonometry/liliAdministering visual fields examination: a. Confrontation visual field b. Humphrey visual field c. Portable head mounted visual field/liliAssist physician with patient care (monitoring vitals and assist if patient distress) during office-based procedures: a. Laser procedures: capsulotomy, trabeculoplasty, iridotomy b. Minor slit lamp procedures: suture removal, bleb needling/liliAdministration of ocular imaging including OCT (optical coherence tomography) and ocular photography (slit lamp, fundus and external photography)./liliInterpretation of glaucoma testing including visual field, OCT, and photographs./liliInsertion and removal of hard, soft and contact lenses, including those used for bandage of the cornea./liliAdministration of diagnostic pharmaceutical agents./liliBinocular indirect ophthalmoscopy./liliObserve refractive abnormalities and ocular disease./liliPrescription of eyeglasses, contact lenses, and low vision aids./liliExamining patients of all ages, including children and the elderly./li/ulpThe University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more./ppUHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Floridas only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care./ppThe University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law./ppJob Status: Full time/ppEmployee Type: Staff/p/div