Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Surgical Hospitalist

The advanced practice provider provides inpatient management, consultations, and co-management of surgical patients in the acute care setting in collaboration with an in house surgicalist.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

CME paid up front yearly with 5 days per year of CME time

PTO accrual with allowed roll over of hours

Department will cover cost of license and recertification

Phone stipend

Annual bonus up to $10,000 based on system wide and service line metrics which can include quality and productivity

Annual merit

No contract, no non-compete

Eligible for Federal Student Loan forgiveness program

Student loan repayment assistance

Essential Functions

• Manages patients with the highest degree of independence in provision of patient care services with minimal physician supervision and in a highly specialized area.
  
  • Assesses the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, diagnostic studies and recognizes deviations from the normal. Then develops a diagnosis and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to formulate and implements the treatment plan
  • 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 daily in multidisciplinary rounds.
  • 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.
  
  • Acts as an advanced resource for the specialty area
  • 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

• Acts as a role model and resource person for staff.
  
  • Assists in teaching students, residents and interns in complex techniques and procedures.
  • Participates in review and revision of policies and procedures.
  • Establishes relationships with professional and other health-related groups within the community.
  • Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.
  • Participates in basic science and clinical research projects.

• MN or MSN or DNP or PhD or DNS degree in nursing.

• Graduate of 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.

• Maintain current physician assistant licensure in State of Florida.
• Maintain current BLS/healthcare certification.

• 2 years of experience in surgery