Advanced Practice Provider V - UF Health

Job Duties

An Advanced Practice Provider V (APP V) is a direct patient care provider licensed in the State of Florida and/or Georgia and provides medical services to patients as defined by their scope of practice and under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida/Georgia.

Clinical Area - 90% of their time is spent with inpatients, 85% of this time is in the OR.

Essential Functions

• Endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting GSV, open vein harvest, GSV and LSV, radial artery harvest, open and endoscopically, open femoral artery/vein cannulation for bypass.

• Invasive monitoring and placement of arterial and central venous lines, insertion and removal of thoracostomy tubes, insertion of central lines, including Swan-Ganz catheters, TLC, insertion and removal of IABP, removal of temporary pacer wires, insertion of arterial lines, NG/OG tube insertion, insertion of foley catheters, 1st assistant techniques.

• Assesses patient health status including state of wellness, compliance with care plan and determines appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. May perform those routine medical treatments and diagnostic procedures for which they are qualified to perform by training and which fall within the normal scope of practice of the supervising physician.

• Performance of histories and physical exams, pre and postoperative patient care, critical care, daily progress notes, obtain surgical consent, patient education, and discharge summaries.

• Patient care in ICU including advanced knowledge of hemodynamic management, ventilators, and artificial cardiac devices.

• First assist in surgery in all cardiac, thoracic and vascular procedures. Recognize serious, life-threatening emergencies, evaluate them appropriately and ensure patient receives prompt care to stabilize. Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems.

• Opening and closing of sternotomies, emergency opening of post op cardiac patient, emergency intubation, perform required would care under the direction of the CT Attending.

• Educator and trainer for nurses, residents and fellows.

• Participates in quality management and performance improvement activities.

• Call coverage may be required specific to departmental needs.

Temperament

Must be able to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, or unusual situations. Must be capable of dealing with periodic cyclical workload pressures and levels of responsibility. Required to make independent judgments without supervision. Must be able to make generalizations ,evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria. Must have the adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. Requires the ability to work with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Ability to develop health education programs and materials.

• Knowledge of acute and chronic care protocols, administration of medications, delivering physical care following treatment plan.

• Capacity to assess patient health and measure/record physiologic and growth indices.

• Knowledge of health promotion principles, techniques and patient learning measurements.

• Ability to make responsible decisions within the scope of a dependent medical practitioner.

• Ability to work collaboratively with all members of health care team and other clinical services.

Experience Requirements

2 years        Cardiothoracic surgical experience                                                                                                             preferred

Education Requirements

Masters             Physician Assistant program                                                                                                  required or

Masters             Nursing Practitioner                                                                                                                required

Certification/Licensure

Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure                                                                                   required at time of hire or

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse(APRN) Licensure                                                required at time of hire

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)                                                                                     required at time of hire

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)                                                                            required at time of hire

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)                                                                          required at time of hire

UFJPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace