Nurse Practitioner, NP (Pool) - Pulmonary Critical Care - Orlando Health

Department: Pulmonary Critical Care

Status: Pool, PRN, Per-Diem

Title: Nurse Practitioner, NP, ARNP, APRN, APP, Advanced Practice Provider

The Senior Nurse Practitioner diagnoses and treats acute, episodic, or chronic illness, may focus on health promotion and disease prevention with the highest degree of independence.

ORLANDO HEALTH

At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing
and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted
and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families
and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care
practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west
coasts and beyond.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE
education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin
your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando
Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you

Essential Functions

• Acts as an advanced resource for specialty area or lead worker in clinic setting.
• Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary
  treatment and services for quality patient care.
• Operates with the highest degree of independence in provision of patient care services with minimal physician supervision and
  generally in a highly specialized area.
• Assists in teaching students, residents and interns in complex techniques and procedures that are unique to specialized clinical
  setting.
• Uses advanced skills and in-depth clinical knowledge in a highly independent manner to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate
  nursing care to clients across the continuum.
• Assesses the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and
  diagnostic studies.
• Writes or dictates reports and progress notes appropriately in the medical record,
• Recognizes deviations from normal in the physical assessment; works collaboratively to formulate treatment plans.
• Implements appropriate management based on laboratory results, physical assessment, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies,
  therapeutic measures, admission, and discharge care.
• Performs detailed history and physical examinations and documents inpatient H & P, discharge summaries and clinical (Must be
  reviewed and countersigned by supervising medical staff member within 24 hours and may not be substituted for physician H & P).
• Initiates appropriate actions to facilitate the implementation of therapeutic plans that are consistent with the continuing
  healthcare needs of patients.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves patient care issues to foster significant improvement in patient care.
• Dictates and documents an accurate and timely manner.
• Maintains provision of preventive health services.
• Conducts or participates in daily multidisciplinary rounds.
• Triages patients.
• Shares clinical expertise with professional and supportive personnel and collaborates with other healthcare disciplines to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• 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.

Education/Training

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

Licensure/Certification

• 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.

Experience

Three (3) years nurse practitioner experience in the specific assigned area of specialty.