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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse AdventHealth Orlando

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

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Insurance*
• Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule:  Full-Time Nights 7PM-7AM 3 12 hour shifts per week; rotating 4 shifts other week

Location: 601 EAST ROLLINS STREET, Orlando, 32803

The community you’ll 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

The role you’ll contribute:

• Works directly with nursing within Cardiac inpatient units to assist with patient throughput, patient quality of life, quality initiatives/metrics, diagnostic and treatment options, as well as the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the healthcare system.
• Supporting nurse staff on unit. There will be occasions where admissions come in at night and an assessment will need to be completed.
• As appropriate, represents AdventHealth in community education and outreach programs, i.e. speaking engagements, health fairs, corporate affiliation events, etc.  Assumes responsibility for professional growth by attending mandatory nursing/hospital in-services, maintaining knowledge of current trends in medical therapy pertaining to area of clinical specialization, and evaluating/using research findings to improve nursing/ medical practice.
• Formulates an individualized treatment plan based on therapeutic  principles as appropriate for age/ psychological development, initiates and/or maintains diagnostic/treatment regimes, interprets common laboratory, electrographic and radiological findings and intervenes appropriately based on specific principles, evaluates the effectiveness of nursing/medical interventions in accomplishing desired patient outcomes, evaluates / provides /facilitates appropriate education for patients and families according to individual learning needs, evaluates and provides for patient discharge needs with  specific recommendations for follow up in the outpatient setting and recognizes and provides immediate appropriate responses to life threatening emergencies. Facilitates optimal length of stay and appropriate utilization of Hospital resources; facilitates efficient and comprehensive discharge planning.  Promotes inpatient throughput
• • Navigates a diagnosed patient from the diagnostic phase through the treatment and follow-up phases, assuring patient has appropriate/timely medical/supportive services.  Diagnoses acute and chronic conditions affecting all organs systems.  Effectively communicates treatment plans and/or procedures to patients/families through teaching and counseling, as needed. 
• • Prescribes interventions and performs therapeutic measures to ensure the appropriate individualized plan of care is implemented.  Applies knowledge of age-specific needs i.e.: pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients related to plan of care interventions and patients’ responses to care.  Identifies patients’ knowledge deficits and contributes to education.
• Communicates effectively with physicians, management, staff , patients and families to ensure coordinated and cohesive execution of quality patient care in a timely manner: effectively/consistently collaborates with members of the health care team to coordinate treatment plans, specific patient concerns and discharge planning, communicates effectively/accurately the patient treatment goals and activities with the staff members  providing the care, participates in team conferences and provides information relating to therapeutic concerns in a clear, concise manner,  reports to program director problems or concerns involving direct/indirect patient care in a timely/professional manner, participates in performance improvement activities, coordinates efforts to address identified deficiencies, establishes/maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients /families by explaining rationale for care and patient progression while demonstrating concern and awareness of their needs and communicates  through documentation in the medical record / progress notes  and order writing.
• Assumes responsibility for professional growth and demeanor: attends all mandatory nursing/ hospital in services, maintains and updates knowledge/skills in clinical area of specialization including specialized therapies and use of complex/new equipment and pharmacology applicable  to practice, maintains knowledge of current trends in medical therapy pertaining to area of clinical specialization through a review of literature and attendance of professional programs, evaluates and uses research findings to improve nursing/medical practice, participates actively in service line development through development of research based practice protocols which promote optimal clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness in a collaborative forum with physicians and other members of the health care team, provides leadership through clinical mentorship and role modeling and collaborates with other advances practice nurses to identify clinical practice models which optimize patient outcomes that are efficient and cost effective.
• • Participates in data collection, analysis, and presentation.  Evaluates the processes and outcomes to enhance the delivery of excellent, cost-effective health care and establish program goals including clinical outcomes, volume/growth, and revenue.  Incorporates and promotes evidence-based practice for optimal clinical outcomes.
• • Completes patient-related/educational assignments efficiently: demonstrates responsibility in cost-effective use of hospital /patient supplies, equipment and resources, and facilitates early discharge of patients in clinical area of specialization.
• • Mentor nursing teams within the cardiovascular service line.  The APRN will build professional relationships and foster a team learning environment. The APRN will be primarily working within the Cardiovascular Service line within the Orlando campus and working closely with unit leaders.

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will focus on cardiovascular programs that are identified as a part of the Cardiac Inpatient Units.  Within the scope of these duties, the nurse practitioner is responsible for facilitating and triaging physician referrals and orders who originate as a result of relationships with Cardiovascular Surgery group with Adventhealth. The nurse practitioner will provide nursing/medical inpatient services at AdventHealth within the scope of practice of licensure and as outlined in the Collaborative Practice Agreement.

• Generating and implementing therapeutic interventions.
• Teaching and counseling patients, families and staff.
• Ordering, conducting, and interpreting appropriate diagnostic testing
• Supporting nursing initiatives on the cardiovascular units.

Adheres to AdventHealth Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

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About AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Our more than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers are committed to providing individualized, wholistic care.

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