Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology - Full Time

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The Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The ARNP 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.

1.    Performs and documents complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories. 

2.    Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for patients.

3.    Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.

4.    Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities

5.    Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.

6.    Assists with the provision of care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.

7.    Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.

8.    Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

9.    Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.

10.    Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

11.    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

Certification and Licensing:

Florida ARNP License

Experience:  

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience

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

• Primarily performs duties across multiple UHealth facilities as needed including but not limited to UHealth Tower, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Interventional Radiology Clinic, Lennar Foundation Medical Center, UHealth Doral, and with possible rotations at other locations as services are expanded.   

• Performs minimally invasive vascular and nonvascular procedures as mentioned in management protocol and collaborative agreement independently or under the general supervision of attending interventional radiologist and per hospital competencies including but not limited to: 

• Assist with Port Placements and Removals  

• Paracentesis 

• Thoracentesis 

• Central venous catheter insertion and removal 

• PICC Line insertion and removal 

• Tunneled catheter placement, exchange, and removal