Orthopedic- APRN- Jewish Hosptial

Orthopedic Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) facilitates the delivery of quality, evidenced based patient care, while promoting efficiency and effective patient outcomes of Orthopedic Surgery patients.

They will demonstrate expert clinical decision making related to Orthopedic health care issues and diagnosis. The APRN will function in collaboration with the Orthopedic physician group in the care of adult patients with critical illness. 

They will perform physical exams, collect and document data, organize diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consults, prescribe appropriate interventions and medications, and provide direct patient care services in the hospital setting. The APRN will contribute to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, consulting and provide leadership within the organization and the nursing profession.

Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):

• Master’s degree required.
• Must hold valid Advanced Practice Nursing Licensure in the state of Kentucky.

Experience (required and preferred):

• Minimum 3 years of relevant advanced practice nursing experience.  Prefer academic medical center experience.  Prefer ICU experience.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct clinical services for critically ill adult patients with multiple medical problems or disease in collaboration with the radiology physician team.
• Obtain patient health histories and complete physical examinations.  Document pertinent normal and abnormal findings and narrative summaries within the medical record.
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests.  Explain the necessity, risks and benefits of anticipated procedures to patients, family and other staff. 
• Organize, perform and document approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patient’s clinical status.
• Formulate and initiate treatment plan for acute illness management in collaboration with orthopedic physician team.
• Utilize prescriptive privileges within the confines of Kentucky state law.
• Asses patients for change in status and institute appropriate interventions. Initiate necessary emergency interventions to stabilize patients.
• Provide patient-family centered care by communicating effectively with patients and family members.
• Utilize current research and evidenced based practice decision making in all clinical practice.  Incorporate clinical research findings in the development and implementation of standards of care.
• Support clinical research as conducted by the radiology physician team.

• Serve as a clinical leader and expert to nursing staff and members of the multidisciplinary team

• Demonstrate responsibility for professional practice through active participation in hospital led Nurse Practitioner initiatives, participation in professional organizations and continuing education.
• Demonstrates expert ability in clinical decision making related to orthopedic health care related issues.
• Collaboratively work with service chiefs, physicians, nursing and other interdisciplinary departments to achieve hospital defined goals.
• Performs all other activities by proactively identifying problems and solutions for the welfare of the patients, community and hospital.

Please send an updated CV to Randi.Ragan@uoflhealth.org if you are interested in joining our team! 

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