Job Description

Position Summary:

BAYFRONT HEALTH ST. PETERSBURG

Department: Bayfront Medical Group Trauma Center

Status: Full Time

Shift: First

Title: ARNP, PAC, Nurse Practitioner, Physicians Assistant, APP, Advanced Practice Provider

Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is a 480-bed, comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute-care facility that has been serving the St. Petersburg community for over 110 years. The hospital’s areas of clinical excellence include heart and vascular, surgical services, rehabilitation services, neurosciences and maternity care, and – as home to the only state-accredited Level II Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region – emergency services and trauma care. Bayfront Health St. Petersburg also offers a DNV-GL Comprehensive Stroke Center, the only Level IV Epilepsy Center in Pinellas County, and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, one of only13 stateapproved Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers (RPICC).

Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Position Summary

The advanced practice provider provides inpatient/ outpatient management, consultations, and co-management of patients in the acute care and practice setting.

Essential Functions

• Assesses the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, diagnostic studies and recognizes deviations from the normal. Then develops a diagnosis and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to formulate and implements the treatment plan.
• Surgically close wounds, incision and drainage, debridement, dressing (the surgeon must remain in the immediate area).
• Scrub with collaborating surgeon in operating room.
• Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as credentialed,
• Diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
• Implements appropriate management based on laboratory results, physical assessment, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, admission, and discharge care in accordance with evidence-based medicine.
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves patient care issues to foster significant improvement in patient care and outcomes.
• Dictates and documents in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs patient education and maintains provision of preventive health services.
• Conducts or participates in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Participates in the department on call rotation and/ or weekend/holiday rounding as required.
• Prescribe medication.
• Participates in quality initiatives to ensure consistent attainment of key quality indicators.
• Supports IRB approved clinical research/trials through a variety of activities including but not limited to: ordering diagnostic tests, prescreening patients, recording laboratory and diagnostic results, administering therapeutic interventions per trial protocols and documenting outcomes per hospital and trial protocols.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Acts as a role model and resource person for staff.
• Assists in teaching students, residents and interns in complex techniques and procedures.
• Participates in review and revision of policies and procedures.
• Establishes relationships with professional and other health-related groups within the community.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.

Education/Training

Nurse Practitioner

• MN or MSN or DNP or PhD or DNS degree in nursing.

Physician Assistant

• Graduate of accredited physician assistant program.

Licensure/Certification

Nurse Practitioner

• APRN license in the state of Florida.
• After July 1, 2006, licensure applicants are required to have national advanced certification from an approved nursing specialty board.
• Maintains current BLS certification.

Physician Assistant

• Maintain current physician assistant licensure in State of Florida.
• Maintain current BLS/healthcare certification.

Experience

• None

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