Job Description
Job Description Nemours in Orlando is seeking a Nurse Practitioner. Come join our Ortho Team! The position will work in our orthopedic clinics, inpatient and operating room. The position is FULL TIME, Monday through Friday, no additional call responsibilities required.
This position provides care for pediatric patients, including interviews patients, obtains and records health histories, completes physical and developmental assessments, diagnoses health problems, manages the health care of those patients for which he/she has been educated, provides health care teaching and counseling, initiates referrals and maintains health records in the inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
Essential Functions:
- Provides care to pediatric patients as guided by education, clinical expertise and Scope of Practice Agreement, including ambulatory, inpatient (acute) care, surgical first assist and pre- and post-operative management
- Elicits comprehensive or focused/interval health history
- Performs complete or interim physical examinations as indicated by the nature of the encounter
- Orders, performs, and/or interprets diagnostic or screening tests, including laboratory, radiological or other tests within the NP scope of practice
- Plans interventions including medications, treatments and procedures, and modifies plans based on evaluation of patient response.
- Initiates, monitors, alters or orders medications related to conditions or illnesses being treated within applicable divisions
Requirements:
- Successful completion of Accredited NP program, National Nurse Practitioner Certification within 90 days of employment
- Florida Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (temp or permanent) required upon hire.
- BLS required upon hire
- Prior healthcare/patient care experience strongly preferred
- Experience working in Orthopedics preferred
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About Us Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Temporary work, Interim role, Monday to Friday