Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Medicine, Hospital Medicine - Per Diem

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Hospital Medicine

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.

Job Functions

For day shift positions :

• Core schedule is Monday through Friday.
• Shifts range from 8-12 hours depending on assignment.
• Works collaboratively with attending on medical team and / or ED, as necessary.
• Rounds with MD or individually as assigned.
• Bills for visits if assigned.
• Admits patients as necessary during duration of shift.
• Receives transfers (ICU / procedures) and coordinates floor assignments.
• Acts as a liaison with floor nursing staff, promotes nursing critical thinking and scope of practice.
• Collaborates with Care Coordination (Social Work, Case Management and Discharge Planning).
• Coordinates discharge efforts for medical team and ensures all discharge needs are met.
• Answers to Rapid Responses (Code Rescue) and Code Blues called for assigned patients.
• Collaborates with administration in process improvement activities.
• Collaborates with departmental initiatives to leverage hiring practices to promote equity amongst the
• Department (may be asked to join NP Hiring Committee).
• Removes Central Venous Catheters / Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters / Midlines (if trained to do so).
• Removes Temporary Dialysis Catheters (if trained to do so).
• Removes stitches from tracheostomies and percutaneous gastrostomy feeding tubes.
• Removes chest tubes (if trained to do so).
• Cross coverage for night shift if necessary.
• May be required to work during inclement weather and respond to catastrophic events, as necessary.

For night shift positions :

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

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Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes :

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

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's 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 physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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Job Status : Part time

Employee Type :

Temporary-Intermittent

Pay Grade : H15