APRN - Critical Care: Critical Care Medicine

Company: Memorial Healthcare System
Location: Hollywood
Posted on: September 5, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description: Summary: Provides primary or acute health care services for certain acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations working in concert with Intensivists in critical care management, accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. Detailed responsibilities: --- Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies. Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and care. --- Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions, including use of prescriptive authority and referral to other healthcare providers or community resources. --- Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health and wellness, treatment options, and community resources. --- Provides care in the context of promoting age and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making and the right to self-determination. Competencies and skills: Essential: --- STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct. --- CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience. --- ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals. --- RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth. --- PATIENT SAFETY - NURSING: Complies with and ensures patient safety practices in the clinical setting. --- DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN OF CARE: Develops and implements a nursing care plan based on the patient's individual needs, an interdisciplinary approach, and evidence-based practices. --- PROBLEM SOLVING: Ability to identify, analyze and effectively solve problems. --- PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: "Provides Patient and Family Centered Care to patients, families, visitors and internal customers" Education: Essential: --- Masters Education specialization: Essential: --- Nursing Credentials: Essential: --- Advanced Practicing Registered Nurse - FL Education equivalent experience: Essential: --- With specialization in area of practice. Other information: Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Required Work Experience: No prior work experience required. Job requires credentialing. Working conditions: Essential: --- Bending and Stooping 80.00% --- Keyboard Entry 80.00% --- Kneeling 40.00% --- Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater 80.00% --- Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 80.00% --- Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient 60.00% --- Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient 40.00% --- Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 60.00% --- Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient 60.00% --- Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient 40.00% --- Reaching 80.00% --- Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm 80.00% --- Running 40.00% --- Sitting 80.00% --- Squatting 60.00% --- Standing 80.00% --- Walking 80.00% --- Audible Speech 80.00% --- Hearing Acuity 80.00% --- Depth Perception 80.00% --- Distinguish Color 80.00% --- Seeing - Far 80.00% --- Seeing - Near 80.00% --- Bio hazardous Waste 80.00% --- Biological Hazards - Respiratory 80.00% --- Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion 80.00% --- Blood and/or Bodily Fluids 80.00% --- Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens 80.00% --- Gas/Vapors/Fumes 60.00% --- Computer Monitor 80.00% --- Needles/Sharp Objects 60.00% --- Potential for Physical Assault 40.00% --- Wet or Slippery Surfaces 60.00% Organizational Profile: Since the opening of the one-story, 100-bed Memorial Hospital in 1953, the South Florida community has benefited from caring and compassionate healthcare at Memorial Regional Hospital. Today, with 553 beds and as the flagship facility of Memorial Healthcare System, Memorial Regional Hospital is one of Florida's largest and most sophisticated hospitals, offering leading-edge care and technologies. Services include: * Medical and Surgical Services * Emergency Room and Level I Trauma Center * Memorial Cancer Institute * Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute * Memorial Neuroscience Institute * The Family Birthplace * Women's Services * Wasie Neonatal Intensive Care Unit We are also home to a team of d

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