Job Description
APRN Neuroscience AdventHealth Orlando Location Address: 601 East Rollins Street Orlando, FL 32803
Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth Orlando:- AdventHealth Orlando is a lush tropical campus and our flagship hospital.
- This 1,414-bed hospital serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America. We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 50,000 inpatients each year.
Work Hours/Shift:- Part-time Evenings 11AM-11PM; two 12 hour shifts per week
- No call required.
- One weekend shift a month required
You Will Be Responsible For:- Demonstrates complex assessment skills: formulates an individualized treatment plan based on therapeutic principles as appropriate for age/ psychological development, initiates and/or maintains diagnostic/treatment regimes, interprets common laboratory, electrographic and radiologic findings and intervenes appropriately based on specific principles, evaluates the effectiveness of nursing/medical interventions in accomplishing desired patient outcomes, evaluates / provides /facilitates appropriate education for patients and families according to individual learning needs, evaluates and provides for patient discharge needs with specific recommendations for follow up in the outpatient setting and recognizes and provides immediate appropriate responses to life threatening emergencies.
- Communicates effectively with physicians, management, staff, patients and families to ensure coordinated and cohesive execution of quality patient care in a timely manner: effectively/consistently collaborates with members of the health care team to coordinate treatment plans, specific patient concerns and discharge planning, communicates effectively/accurately the patient treatment goals and activities with the staff members providing the care, participates in team conferences and provides information relating to therapeutic concerns in a clear, concise manner, reports to program director problems or concerns involving direct/indirect patient care in a timely/professional manner, participates in performance improvement activities, coordinates efforts to address identified deficiencies, establishes/maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients /families by explaining rationale for care and patient progression while demonstrating concern and awareness of their needs and communicates through documentation in the medical record / progress notes and order writing.
- Assumes responsibility for professional growth and demeanor: attends all mandatory nursing/ hospital in-services, maintains and updates knowledge/skills in clinical area of specialization including specialized therapies and use of complex/new equipment and pharmacology applicable to practice, maintains knowledge of current trends in medical therapy pertaining to area of clinical specialization through a review of literature and attendance of professional programs, evaluates and uses research findings to improve nursing/medical practice, participates actively in service line development through development of research based practice protocols which promote optimal clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness in a collaborative forum with physicians and other members of the health care team, provides leadership through clinical mentorship and role modeling and collaborates with other advances practice nurses to identify clinical practice models which optimize patient outcomes that are efficient and cost effective.
- Completes patient related/ educational assignments efficiently: demonstrates good organizational skills in planning/ implementing daily activities, demonstrates responsibility in cost effective use of hospital /patient supplies, equipment and resources, and facilitates early discharge of patients in clinical area of specialization.
Qualifications
What Will You Need: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :- Master s degree in Nursing
- Current advanced practice registration with Florida State Board of Nursing
- Experience with intra-ventricular device monitoring, drainage, and management
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED :
- Experience with endovascular patient management
- Inpatient neuroscience experience
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED :- Current advanced practice registration with Florida State Board of Nursing
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED :
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner Medicare Certification
- CNRN
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification
Job Summary: The Neuroscience Advanced Practice Registered Nurse is responsible for providing nursing/medical inpatient/outpatient services of AdventHealth within the scope of practice of licensure and as outlined in the Collaborative Practice Agreement and is responsible for eliciting patient histories and conducting comprehensive evaluations. Clinical management of neurosurgical and neurological patients in the ICU, particularly invasive hemodynamic and intra-ventricular monitoring - which includes drainage of cerebral spinal fluid from the brain. Clinical management and knowledge of the AHA Stroke Management Patient Care Guidelines. Adheres to AdventHealth Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state, and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.
Category: Nursing
Organization: AdventHealth Orlando
Schedule: Part-time
Shift: 1 - Day
Req ID: We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.