Advanced Practice Provider; APP - Medicine, Nephrology

Position: Advanced Practice Provider (APP) - Medicine, Nephrology - Full Time
** CORE JOB SUMMARY
** The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (“APRN”) delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent and compassionate manner, utilizing requirements, standards of care, and institutional policies and procedures. Within this role, the APRN performs all steps of the care process and monitors the quality of care provided. Contributes concise, constructive feedback in the provision of care to other staff and leadership.

Assumes responsibility and delegates to appropriate personnel and follows up to ensure completion. Serves as a clinical role model, mentor, and/or preceptor. Teaches others, suggests process improvements, provides evidence-based practice suggestions, coaches others to improve, support changes, and recognizes contribution of others. the patient's goals and culture. Mobilizes the patient's strengths and abilities towards participation in recovery and control over Integrates multiple requests and work expectations by setting priorities, delegating tasks appropriately, and seeking assistance as needed.

Contributes to team building through participation in unit programs and meetings. Contributes to positive morale, using constructive and effective conflict resolution skills. Learns and utilizes the available technology for communication, documentation, and locating information regarding unusual clinical situations, diagnosis, and treatments. Contributes to the knowledge and skill of other members of Advanced practice through one or more activities such as formal or informal teaching, participation in Shared Governance groups, professional publications and/or presentations.

** Education
* * Attains and maintains knowledge and competence that reflects current advanced nursing practice for assigned patient population through professional development activities.  Demonstrates an advanced level of competency in practice. Engages in activities such as membership or leadership of a workshop or specialty continuing education course; serving as resource/super-user/specialist/support; teaches specialty competency development and proctor skill validation Meets diverse communication needs of patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).

*** This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities, as necessary.
***** CORE QUALIFICATIONS
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* Education:

*** Masters or Doctorate in Nursing (APRN) or Masters in Physician Assistant Studies from an accredited program.
** Certification and Licensing:
*** Current board certification as an
** Acute Care nurse practitioner
** by an accredited APRN certifying body required
* Valid State of Florida required
* BLS – Basic Life Support certification required
* Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date and meet current Medicare requirements for billing
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* Experience:

*** Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.
** Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:
*** Strong, effective communication skills with patients, families, and clinical team for innovative patient care and trust
* Ability to collaborate with peers in the best interest of the patient to provide consistent quality of care
* Ability to adapt and exhibit flexibility to handle new, different, or changing environments
* Demonstrates strong time management skills to prioritize, triage, and act proactivity

Ability to uphold professional ethics and maintain patient confidentiality  The APRN is responsible for assessing physical and psychosocial status of patients in an outpatient clinic setting by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies. Assist physicians in performing and documenting medical procedures, up to and including blood drawing, vital signs, nursing assessments, and history and physicals. The incumbent will spend up to 8 half days per week in outpatient Nephrology clinics.

APRN will manage ambulatory patients with chronic kidney disease, create and carry out treatment plans, educate about medication use, diet restrictions, and renal replacement choices, and collaborate with consultants. APRN will be…