Position Summary:
Department: APAS OPN Housecalls
Status: Variable Full Time
Shift: Friday - Sunday, Day Shift
Title: Nurse Practitioner, ARNP, NP
Orlando Health HouseCalls offers primary care services directly in patient homes, ensuring they receive the medical attention they need without having to leave their residence. This Medicare-covered service is designed for patients who are temporarily or permanently homebound due to illness, recent surgery, or other physical or mental limitations. Patients who are homebound due to illness or recent surgery, those without a primary care physician, and visitors from out-of-town can all benefit from HouseCalls.
Services provided include management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and heart failure, as well as prescription orders, evaluation for home health services, in-home medical lab draws, continued rehabilitation, health and nutrition counseling, and hospice coordination.
Delivered by advanced registered nurse practitioners, HouseCalls ensures high-quality, compassionate care in the comfort of their own home. As part of the Orlando Health system, we are committed to providing professional and compassionate care to our community. This service allows patients to receive necessary medical care without the need to travel, enhancing their overall health and well-being.
Responsibilities:
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.
Other Related Functions
- 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.
Qualifications:
Education/Training
MN or MSN or DNP or PhD or DNS degree in nursing required.
Licensure/Certification
- ARNP license in the state of Florida.
- After July 1, 2006, licensure applicants are required to have national advanced certification from an approved nursing specialty board.
- Maintains current BLS certification.
Experience
Minimum of two (2) years Nurse Practitioner experience.
Home health care RN or NP experience preferred
PAs and New Grads may not be considered for this role.
