Advance Practice Provider Digestive Health Institute - Downtown Orlando

Position Summary Department: Digestive Health Institute Status: Full Time - Float between inpatient and outpatient Title: ARNP Nurse Practitioner / APP Advanced Practice Provider / PA Physician Assistant

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Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is an international destination for care offering comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose, and treat a wide range of conditions affecting the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs. The institute has distinguished itself worldwide in offering many diagnostic and treatment options, including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

The institute brings internationally recognized digestive disease care to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando, as well as several satellite sites conveniently located within the Orlando Health system. Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute 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 Floridas 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; its 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.

Responsibilities 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.
• Develops a diagnosis and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to formulate and implement the treatment plan.
• Surgically closes wounds, incision and drainage, debridement, dressing; the surgeon must remain in the immediate area.
• Scrubs with collaborating surgeon in operating room.
• Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as credentialed.
• Diagnoses medical and surgical problems and prescribes 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.
• Prescribes 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.

Qualifications 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