What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse position at Big Bend Cares?
GENERAL FUNCTION: The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is responsible for managing health problems and coordinating health care for the patient in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations and the nursing standards of care -assessment of health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implementation of treatment plan, and evaluation of patient status.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Appropriate diagnosis of illnesses, infections, and injuries
- Treat and manage care for patients with various illnesses and diagnoses
- Seeing number of patients comparable to family practice peers of equal education/training/licensure/experience
- Spending appropriate amount of time with patients
- Appropriate documentation in EMR
- Assess and manage patient’s diagnoses
- Appropriate billing of patient encounters
- Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
- Educate patients on side effects of medications
- Appropriate use of medical resources and collaborations (ordering of labs, imaging studies, patient referrals).
- Leadership role amongst medical team and/or staff
- Ability to receive and provide constructive criticism
- Performs appropriate course of action to correct known shortcomings, deficiencies, errors
- Desire to improve knowledge base, clinical skills, training
- Going above the expectation of care when called for
- Effectively communicate with supervising physician
- Must complete CEU’s and maintain ARNP license in good standing according to Florida Board of Nursing
- Other duties as assigned
EXPERIENCE:
- Approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience.
- EHR knowledge preferably Allscripts
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Graduate from an accredited Advanced Practice Registered Nurse program
- Valid Florida licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (in accordance with Chapter 464, FS); or licensed in another state with the ability to obtain licensure in FL upon hire.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Certification issued by a certifying agency, or the ability to obtain prior to hire.
EOE/ADA
Salary : $105,000 - $115,000