Vascular Surgery Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

Advent Health is seeking a highly skilled Vascular Surgery Nurse Practitioner to join its team in Ocala, Florida. The role focuses on delivering advanced pre‑and post‑operative nursing care, surgical support, and patient education in a fast‑paced vascular surgery setting.

1511 SW 1ST AVE, Ocala, FL 34471

Full time
• Day shift

• Communicates effectively with courtesy when interacting with internal or external patients and customers—in person, electronically, and over the telephone.
• Exhibits respect for co‑workers and develops positive working relationships within the practice, the hospital, and other departments.
• Demonstrates Advent Health’s Core Values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship, and Teamwork through daily interactions with patients and their families, and with the medical staff.
• Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and identifying medical and surgical conditions.
• Obtains, updates, and studies patient medical and surgical histories.
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.
• Determines abnormalities by ordering and/or administering appropriate diagnostic tests, such as X‑rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies.
• Reviews and interprets patient test results.
• Provides pre‑and post‑operative care and patient education.
• Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections, suturing, managing drains, dressing changes, wound care, and infection management in both the clinic and hospital settings.
• Performs hospital rounds on surgical consultations, pre‑and post‑operative hospital patients.
• Performs and/or assists the supervising physician with discharge services including discharge planning, discharge summaries, and coordinating post‑discharge follow‑up care.
• Serves as surgical first‑assist during operating procedures.
• Lifts, holds, positions patients, and stands during extended periods of time in the operating room.
• Performs surgical skin closures, suturing, and related operative care.
• Helps facilitate smooth workflows in both the clinic and operating room settings.
• Performs hospital on‑call services in support of the supervising physician on‑call, including both weekdays and weekends over 24‑hour periods.
• Assists in emergency care services directly related to the surgical specialty including consultations and surgical procedures.
• Instructs and counsels patients and relatives as appropriate.
• Documents patient care services by appropriately charting in the patient and department records.
• Contributes to the supervising physician’s effectiveness by being part of the team, identifying short‑term and long‑term patient care issues that must be addressed; and helps develop the staff by providing information, educational and growth opportunities.
• Serves as preceptor for advanced practice nurse practitioner students rotating through Advent Health’s contractually approved programs.
• Develops protocols and processes to improve workflows and increase efficiencies in a risk‑adverse environment.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Proactively supports a culture of safety and quality to protect our patients and employees.
• Honors patients’ rights by following privacy guidelines, HIPAA, and code of ethics with our patients, physicians, co‑workers, and guests.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional and personal growth, i.e., completes all mandatory educational requirements, maintains certifications, attend continuing education courses/seminars, and acts as designated preceptor.

• Master’s Degree in Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Studies
• 1 year in Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, or related specialty of the surgical department
• State of Florida ARNP Licensure
• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Continuing education required to maintain licensure
• Thorough knowledge of techniques required for diagnosing, treating,…