Advanced Practice Provider-Inpatient Hep​/Outpatient GI

Position: Advanced Practice Provider-Inpatient Hep/Outpatient GI-Full Time
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The APP also examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care. This position is Not remote and involves experience with Inpatient Hepatology and outpatient GI and hepatology.
** CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
*** Performs and documents complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories.
* Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for patients.
* Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.
* Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.
* Assists with the provision of care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
* Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
* Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
* Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
* Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.
* Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
** Department Specific Functions
** The is NOT a remote work position.  Requires Acute Care Certification for inpatient.

The APRN or Physician Assistant is responsible for assessing physical and psychosocial status of patients in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting.  The APPs will see GI and/or Hepatology patients in an outpatient clinic setting by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies.  This position could require inpatient M-F rotation on the UMH Hepatology inpatient service for the right candidate.  

For outpatient ambulatory work, this would require  7-8 half days in outpatient ambulatory clinics and at Uhealth locations.  We have ambulatory practices at UHhealth Towers, UMHC Crohns and colitis Center, Kendall, Lennar, Doral, Sole Mia, Boca, Plantation, Deerfield sites.
* For Inpatient rotations, APP will round both independently and collaboratively on Hepatology Inpatient Service at University of Miami hospital no later than 8 am and have proper sign-out of patients with fellows at the end of the day and prior to weekends.
* Recognizes deviations from normal in the physical assessment. Works in collaboration with a physician in formulating treatment plans for health problems and follow-up.
* Writes prescriptions for medication, blood products based upon laboratory results, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, and post-discharge care in accordance with written practice protocols.
* APP will independently follow patients in an outpatient setting and manage the care of patients concurrently.
* Initiates and facilitates clinical research protocols and coordinates patient care with research staff.
* Obtains complete medical history independent of supervision by the physician.
* See patients in follow-up in between infusions and post procedure as necessary.
* Initiate and Maintain infusion orders for non-chemo infusions as per protocol, as needed
* Orders appropriate procedures and laboratory tests according to practice guidelines.
* Develops, implements and evaluates a plan of care that is appropriate for the patient and family.
* Actively participates in quality assurance programs and peer review activities.
* Responsible for providing assistance to physicians in the…