NP Full-time
University of Miami Health System

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology, Glaucoma - Full Time

University of Miami Health System Miami, FL, US

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The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APRN also examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care.

  • Performs and documents complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories.

  • Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for patients.

  • Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.

  • Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities

  • Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.

  • Assists with the provision of care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.

  • Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.

  • Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

  • Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.

  • Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

  • Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.


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
Education:
Master's degree in nursing from an accredited program

Experience:
Minimum 2 years of relevant experience. Previous experience as an ARNP or a comparable position in a hospital and/or clinical setting. Previous experience in an eye care setting preferred.

Certification and Licensing:
Valid State of Florida APRN License

CPR and ACLS certification required

Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for Nurse Practitioners preferred


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.

  • Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.

  • Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

  • Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.


This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

Department Specific Functions

Examination of Glaucoma Patients includes, but not limited to the following:

1.    Eliciting and recording chief complaint and interval history.
2.    Eliciting and recording patient and family medical history.
3.    Measurement of visual acuity at a distance and near.
4.    Lensometry: measurement of the optical characteristics of spectacle lenses with the lensometer and/or auto lensometer.
5.    Retinoscopy
6.    Refraction: using phoropter, auto refractor, and trial frame at distance and near.
7.    Confrontation visual fields and Amsler grid testing.
8.    Pupillary evaluation.
9.    Central corneal thickness measurements using portable handheld pachymeter.
10.    Intraocular pressure assessment: 
a.    Goldmann applanation tonometry
b.    Handheld electronic tonometry
c.    Rebound tonometry
11.    Administering visual fields examination:
a.    Confrontation visual field
b.    Humphrey visual field
c.    Portable head mounted visual field
12.    Assist physician with patient care (monitoring vitals and assist if patient distress) during office-based procedures:
a.    Laser procedures: capsulotomy, trabeculoplasty, iridotomy
b.    Minor slit lamp procedures: suture removal, bleb needling
13.    Administration of ocular imaging including OCT (optical coherence tomography) and ocular photography (slit lamp, fundus and external photography).
14.    Interpretation of glaucoma testing including visual field, OCT, and photographs.
15.    Insertion and removal of hard, soft and contact lenses, including those used for bandage of the cornea.
16.    Administration of diagnostic pharmaceutical agents.
17.    Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy.
18.    Observe refractive abnormalities and ocular disease.
19.    Prescription of eyeglasses, contact lenses, and low vision aids.
20.    Examining patients of all ages, including children and the elderly.
 

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

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