Adv Practice Registered Nurse - Peds

Job Information

Job No: 536057

Work Type:
Full Time

Location:

Jacksonville Campus

Categories:
Nursing

Department:  - JX-PEDIATRICS-JACKSONVILLE

Adv Practice Registered Nurse

Masters degree with a major in nursing or another health-related area. Licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in accordance with Chapter 464, Florida Statutes.

• Assesses and manages patients, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions utilizing appropriate consultation and established protocols.
• Establishes plan of care with patient and family that maximizes health potential.
• Prescribes medications and/or recommends medications and treatments to patients and performs procedures within the scope of practice for APRN.
• Facilitates patient participation in health and medical care providing information needed to make health decisions and choices (Collaborates with Physicians, Pharmacists, and other Medical Professionals).
• Participates as a team member in the provision of health and medical care, interacting with professional colleagues to provide comprehensive care.
• Accurately documents patient information in EPIC EMR and adheres to policies regarding timeliness, compliance, and confidentiality.
• Collects data; interprets lab, radiology, and pathology reports to formulate a diagnosis and progress in treatment.
• Operates within the Scope of Practice for APRN.
• Provides health education and utilizes community resource opportunities for the individual and/or family, including staff.
• Contributes to the development, implementation, and expansion of programs and initiatives. Research.
• Provides care to patients on research protocols. Explains research protocols to participants; responds to patient inquiries regarding protocol; schedules patient participation; ensures compliance with research protocols; informs referring physicians of protocol requirements. Discusses studies with patients and study coordinators, and answers questions as they arise.
• Implements protocol requirements.
• Facilitates patient consents. Identifies appropriate subject groups for research participation: determines eligibility, prepares Institutional Review Board applications, obtains informed consent, and enrolls patients in study; submits protocols to Institutional Review Board.
• Completes medical visits. Applies an advanced knowledge of a medical specialty area to assess patient reaction to treatment and/or medication and recommend course of action within the research parameters to the principal investigator.
• Provides quality monitoring for documentations of patient's visits and adherence to protocol requirements.
• Assists research coordinators with completing CRFs/eCRFs.
• Serves as a resource to research coordinators.
• Serves as an advocate to all patients and assures their safety.

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Masters degree with a major in nursing or another health-related area. Licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in accordance with Chapter 464, Florida Statutes.

• Master's degree with appropriate training as a Nurse Practitioner from an accredited program.
• Experience in an ambulatory care setting preferred.
• HIV experience preferred.
• Experience with both children and adult patients preferred.

Yes.

16 June 2026

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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