Advance Practice Provider, Heart and Vascular Institute - Cardiology (POOL)

Nurse Practitioner, NP, ARNP, APRN, Physician Assistant, PA, PAC, APP, Advanced Practice Provider

Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute is home to a group of renowned heart and vascular specialists who provide integrated, multidisciplinary care in an environment designed around patients' needs. Our team is revolutionizing heart and vascular care with expertise in more than 40 areas of specialty, including general cardiology, advanced cardiac imaging, advanced heart failure, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery. In addition to clinical excellence, institute physicians are advancing cardiovascular medicine through robust education and research programs.

Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Position Summary: The advanced practice provider provides inpatient/outpatient management, consultations, and co-management of patients in the acute care and practice setting. Responsibilities include assessing the physical and psychosocial status of patients, developing a diagnosis, and working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to formulate and implement the treatment plan. Surgically close wounds, incision and drainage, debridement, dressing (the surgeon must remain in the immediate area). Scrub with collaborating surgeon in operating room. Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as credentialed, diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care. Implements appropriate management based on laboratory results, physical assessment, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, admission, and discharge care in accordance with evidence-based medicine. Identifies, analyzes, and resolves patient care issues to foster significant improvement in patient care and outcomes. Dictates and documents in an accurate and timely manner. Performs patient education and maintains provision of preventive health services. Conducts or participates in multidisciplinary rounds. Participates in the department on call rotation and/or weekend/holiday rounding as required. Prescribe medication. Participates in quality initiatives to ensure consistent attainment of key quality indicators. Supports IRB approved clinical research/trials through a variety of activities including but not limited to: ordering diagnostic tests, prescreening patients, recording laboratory and diagnostic results, administering therapeutic interventions per trial protocols and documenting outcomes per hospital and trial protocols. Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions include acting as a role model and resource person for staff, assisting in teaching students, residents and interns in complex techniques and procedures, participating in review and revision of policies and procedures, establishing relationships with professional and other health-related groups within the community, and demonstrating effective verbal and written communication with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.

Qualifications include a Nurse Practitioner MN or MSN or DNP or PhD or DNS degree in nursing or a Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program, APRN license in the state of Florida, after July 1, 2006, licensure applicants are required to have national advanced certification from an approved nursing specialty board, maintains current BLS certification, maintains current physician assistant licensure in State of Florida, maintains current BLS/healthcare certification, and Cardiology experience preferred.