Description

Department: Arnold Palmer Hospital BMT/ Hematology and Oncology 

Status: Full Time 

Title: ARNP, PAC, Nurse Practitioner, Physicians Assistant, APP, Advanced Practice Provider

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned a “Best Children’s Hospitals” recognition by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years and has been named a Top Children’s Hospital by the patient-advocacy Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013 and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence for employing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and patient and staff satisfaction. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons. 

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. 

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. 

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Position Summary:

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP), in collaboration with attending physicians and the BMT Program Director, provides comprehensive care to pediatric bone marrow transplant patients. Responsibilities include history taking, physical assessment, review of diagnostic studies, development of individualized treatment plans, and management of acute and chronic conditions related to BMT care. Clinical responsibilities span both inpatient and outpatient environments, with active involvement in patient education, care coordination, and program development. The APP will also participate in procedures including lumbar punctures, bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, and aid with bone marrow harvests, as well as the acute care management of inpatient coverage. The advanced practice provider provides inpatient/ outpatient management, consultations, and co-management of patients in the acute care and practice setting.

Essential Functions:

• Assesses the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, diagnostic studies and recognizes deviations from the normal. Then develops a diagnosis and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to formulate and implements the treatment plan. 
• Surgically close wounds, incision and drainage, debridement, dressing (the surgeon must remain in the immediate area). 
• Scrub with collaborating surgeon in operating room. 
• Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as credentialed, 
•  Diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care. 
•  Implements appropriate management based on laboratory results, physical assessment, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, admission, and discharge care in accordance with evidence-based medicine. 
•  Identifies, analyzes, and resolves patient care issues to foster significant improvement in patient care and outcomes. 
• Dictates and documents in an accurate and timely manner. 
•  Performs patient education and maintains provision of preventive health services. 
• Conducts or participates in multidisciplinary rounds. 
• Participates in the department on call rotation and/ or weekend/holiday rounding as required. 
• Prescribe medication. 
• Participates in quality initiatives to ensure consistent attainment of key quality indicators. 
• Supports IRB approved clinical research/trials through a variety of activities including but not limited to: ordering diagnostic tests, prescreening patients, recording laboratory and diagnostic results, administering therapeutic interventions per trial protocols and documenting outcomes per hospital and trial protocols. 
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. 
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Acts as a role model and resource person for staff.
• Assists in teaching students, residents and interns in complex techniques and procedures.
• Participates in review and revision of policies and procedures.
• Establishes relationships with professional and other health-related groups within the community.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.

Requirements

Education/Training

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program or has obtained an MSN or APRN degree from an accredited nursing school. 
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification or Primary Care Pediatric Nurse required

Licensure/Certification

• Current Florida licensure as APRN or PA-C. Board certification via PNCB or NCCPA. Maintain active BLS, PALS. 
• Chemotherapy and Biotherapy certification preferred.

Experience

Preferred minimum 3 years of experience as an RN or APP in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Neuro-Oncology, Solid Tumor, Liquid Tumor, Leukemia and Lymphoma, General Oncology, Bleeding Disorders.