**APRN Specialty Cardiology AdventHealth Orlando**

**All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:**

Career Development

Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

Mental Health Resources and Support

**Schedule:** 12 hour shifts PRN, some weekends included

**Location:** 601 East Rollins St Orlando, FL

**The community youll be caring for:**

Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando

serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America

AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country

We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

**You Will Be Responsible For:**

- Assess patient health status through physical exam reviews patient history, diagnostic tests and

procedures and review labs and other critical data.

- Diagnose acute and chronic conditions affecting all organs systems.

- Initiate orders for medications, laboratory, and other diagnostic testing and medical treatments on

appropriate forms.

- Prescribe interventions and performs therapeutic measures to ensure the appropriate individualized

plan of care is implemented. Apply knowledge of age-specific needs i.e.: pediatric adolescents,

adult and geriatric patients related to plan of care interventions and patient responses to care.

- Perform interventions in accordance with the patients care plan to include, but not limited to

pulling chest tubes, pulling pacing wires, insertion of intravenous lines according to scope of

practice and draining fluid from lung spaces and tissue as needed and according to credentials.

- Attend medical rounds with surgeon, and pharmacist. Coordinate treatment plan with other

caregivers.

- Lead efforts to reduce waste and promote efficient processes within the inpatient hospital

environment particularly cardiothoracic and cardiovascular care. This includes leading, developing

and enthusiastically engaging in performance improvement projects such as length of stay, reducing

in complications including infections and stroke as well as renal injury post procedure/surgery. All

midlevel providers must lead one performance improvement project per year relating to their

specialty.

- Write and/or dictate progress notes, procedure notes, history and physical examination,

transfers/discharge summaries in accordance with medical policies.

- Evaluate the processes and outcomes to enhance the delivery of excellent, cost-effective health care

Qualifications

**What You Will Need:**

Strong interpersonal skills, excellent conflict resolution and communication skills required

Skilled in use of specialized equipment used in respective area of practice

Good organizational skills in planning/implementing daily activities

Leadership/mentorship/clinical resource skills

Effective time management skills in a fast paced environment

Ability to multi-task on a variety of tasks and projects

Competent with electronic order entry and documentation within the Electronic Health Records

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PREFERRED:

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiovascular Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Advanced Heart Failure Patient Population

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Experience in cardiothoracic or vascular acute care; examples of this include, but are not limited to:

Cardiac/Vascular Surgery ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac/Vascular Surgery Operating Room and

Heart and Lung Transplant

Successfully completed undergraduate and Masters level nursing programs, passed state boards,

valid certification as an APRN.

Individuals who completed their training prior to January 1, 2001, shall not be required to hold a

Masters degree

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

Management of patients both pre- and post-implantation for Ventricular Assist Devices and

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Management of patients undergoing Trans catheter Valve procedures

Management of patients undergoing Vascular surgical procedures

Public speaking experience

Teaching/Preceptor experience

Published in peer reviewed journals

Research involving Acute Coronary disease states/Vascular disease states

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

Prescriptive authority for the State of Florida

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification

Current, valid State of Florida Board of Nursing license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

National Nurse Practitioner certification by either:

the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or

the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

**Job Summary:**

Under administrative and physician guidance the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) will

provide comprehensive primary care services, acute care services, and extended care services in medicine

for individuals and their families. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, physical exams,

diagnose and treat diseases and injuries, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health, and write

prescriptions. Will have prescriptive authority in the state of Florida under a practice agreement with a

supervising physician. Supports the quality of care, coordination of care and throughput of patients who

have acute coronary and/or vascular disease, have undergone surgical or interventional procedures in the

hospital with primary focus on clinical services. Responsible for coordinating delivery of patient care in

collaboration with the Cardiothoracic and/or Cardiovascular Surgeons and Cardiologists. 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:** Cardiology

**Organization:** AdventHealth Orlando

**Schedule:** Per Diem

**Shift:** 1 - Day

**Req ID:** 24012678

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.