Urgent Care Physician
- Employer
- AdventHealth West FL Division
- Location
- Saint Leo, FL
- Closing date
- Dec 12, 2024
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- Specialty / Focus
- Urgent Care
- Position Type
- Physician
- Practice Type
- Urgent Care Center
- Practice Setting
- Urgent Care Facility
- Hours
- Full-Time
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The Role you'll contribute:
The APRN functions as a member of the medical care management team for physician practice patients (surgical and non-surgical). The ARNP may diagnose medical conditions, plan and implement treatment collaboratively agreed to in the Florida Hospital Physician Group medical staff delineation of clinical privileges for Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners.
Principal Duties and Job Responsibilities:
Education and Experience Required:
Licensure, Certification or Registration Required:
The APRN functions as a member of the medical care management team for physician practice patients (surgical and non-surgical). The ARNP may diagnose medical conditions, plan and implement treatment collaboratively agreed to in the Florida Hospital Physician Group medical staff delineation of clinical privileges for Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners.
Principal Duties and Job Responsibilities:
- Provide services similar to those of a physician including but not limited to:
- Examine patients, take medical histories, maintain patient records, identify health risk factors, prescribe medications, make referrals and otherwise treat health conditions.
- Formulates and implements a treatment plan for acute illness management in collaboration with the designated primary supervising physician and/or attending back-up physician(s) and documents as necessary.
- Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests, explaining the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of procedure(s) to patients, patient's family, staff, and healthcare learners.
- Focus on patient wellness and disease prevention/
- Provide health education services and/or counsel patients on how to make healthy lifestyle choices
- Participate in code blue and rapid response teams to provide immediate critical care support.
- Procedures performed, but no not limited to, insertion and management of arterial catheters, central venous caterers, pulmonary artery catheters, chest tubes and other procedures commensurate with an ICU environment, CPR; airway management including bag and mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation and extubation, repositioning endotracheal tubes; and defibrillation.
- Directing administration of life supporting drugs according to established protocols
- Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities, process enhancements, regulatory compliance, and clinical research
- Will need to work weekdays, weekends, nights and holidays
Education and Experience Required:
- MSN (Masters of Nursing) (Acute Care Certificated Required)
- 1 year as APRN in the ICU
- Previous Experience in a leadership role (preferred)
- Provides direct care with licensing credentials under the auspices of supervising MD
Licensure, Certification or Registration Required:
- Acute Care Certificate Required for APRN's
- Current ACLS and BLS Certification
- Current, valid Florida APRN License
- FCCS, ATLS Certifications (highly preferred but not required)
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