Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner - Interventional Radiology

Position: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner - Interventional Radiology - Full Time
** This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.*
* ** CORE QUALIFICATIONS
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* Education:

Master's degree in relevant field required
** Certification and Licensing:
** Valid State of Florida APRN license required  Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements    
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* Experience:

** Minimum 2 years of relevant experience    
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* Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

*** Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
* Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
* Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
* Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.
* Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
* Primarily performs duties across multiple UHealth facilities as needed including but not limited to UHealth Tower, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Interventional Radiology Clinic, Lennar Foundation Medical Center, UHealth Doral, and with possible rotations at other locations as services are expanded.
* Performs minimally invasive vascular and nonvascular procedures as mentioned in management protocol and collaborative agreement independently or under the general supervision of attending interventional radiologist and per hospital competencies including but not limited to:  Assist with Port Placements and Removals  Paracentesis  Thoracentesis  Central venous catheter insertion and removal  PICC Line insertion and removal  Tunneled catheter placement, exchange, and removal  FNA biopsies  Aspiration of superficial collections  Bone Marrow Biopsy  Tube removal for biliary, nephrostomy, gastrostomy, or abscess  Suture of simple and complex incisions and lacerations not requiring ligament or tendon repair  Assist physician with any additional interventional studies
* Preceptor:
Demonstrates ability to serve as a preceptor when assigned, including introducing new Nurse Practitioners to the service area, communicating and reinforcing core and job-specific expectations, validating initial competency, assessing learning needs, serving as a resource and providing feedback
* Service educator:
Serves as an education resource for staff
* Pre-study assessment & post-study follow-up for interventional patients
* Pre-assessment and assessment of interventional radiology patients undergoing imaging studies with IV contrast as required.
* Assesses potential problems/contraindications for interventional radiology  patients receiving IV contrast or those with uncontrolled medical problems, and takes appropriate actions to reduce the risk of patient injury
* Co-manages with physicians those patients who are/become high-risk
* Demonstrates the ability to extract pertinent patient clinical data in relation to the requested procedure
* Monitors/communicates problems that may contribute to increased unnecessary length of hospital stay to appropriate clinicians
* Conducts a pre-study-focused screening
* Conducts a pre-anesthesia, pre-procedural, and focused physical screening
* Relays information to patients regarding preparation for laboratory tests, examinations, and procedures
* Obtains an accurate abbreviated age-specific, advanced health history review of systems including biophysical and psychosocial data
* Performs intake of patients, including the taking of a brief medical history & performing physical exam
* Documents all consultations to include  focused medical history, physical exam, and summary of consultations, treatment options reviewed, risk and benefits of procedures offered, patient disposition, and the results of all testing under the indirect supervision of the attending interventional radiologist
* Dictates all procedures that are performed independently with final approval by attending interventional radiologist
* Triages interventional radiology patients via telephone and determines the need for emergency consultations based on acquired information and diagnostic testing necessary. Evaluate interventional radiology patients as needed for pre-screening issues related to contrast media allergies, contrast media pre-medication for allergies, and patients on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
* Participates in the development of individualized plans of care and ongoing follow-up.
* Documents progress notes in the medical record
* Provide verbal and written orders for medications as per collaborative protocol
* Updates physicians as necessary regarding patient issues to ensure continuity of care
* Defines the discharge plan of care including follow-up, medications, home care referral, etc
* Helps to coordinate interventional procedures schedule to include requests from both the inpatient unit and outpatient referrals
* Adheres to radiation safety regulations
* Assures that pre- and post- procedure orders are carried out to include both pre-op and post-procedure instructions to patients,…