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UF Health · 1 month ago

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant | Advanced Practitioners - Medicine - Internal Medicine | Day | Full-time

Gainesville, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

UF Health is a healthcare provider seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for various assignments including inpatient, emergency department, clinic, and ICU roles. The position involves assisting attending physicians in patient care, making assessments, and coordinating treatment plans.

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Responsibilities

Assists the attending physician in the care and management of patients on Inpatient units within the hospital

Making patient rounds, contributing to the decisions for daily care, writing orders, interacting with consultants, and facilitating and coordinating the scheduling of therapeutic and diagnostic tests and procedures

Making frequent bedside visits to assess the status of patients and direct care accordingly

May also see patients in the clinic environment

Assists the Emergency Department physicians in the comprehensive medical care of the patient, in the emergency department and the chest pain observation unit

Consult with the supervisory physician to determine the most appropriate care for patients

Under supervision of an attending physician this position will provide diagnostic and therapeutic health care coverage for patients

Taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, coordinating lab tests, diagnostic studies, prescribing medications, and providing assistance to the patient regarding a plan of treatment and education

Sharing call hours, phone coverage, and seeing admitted patients within the hospital

Assists the attending ICU physician in the care and management of patients

Qualification

Master's degreePhysician Assistant licenseNurse Practitioner licenseBLS certificationPatient careMedical history takingPhysical examinationsDiagnostic studies coordinationMedication prescribing

Required

Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program

Must meet requirements set forth by the Medical Staff Office to obtain and retain privileges to practice as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner within UF Health Shands Hospital and/or the Shands UF Healthcare Network, as applicable

Current and clear license (or eligible to be licensed) as a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) in the State of Florida

BLS is required

Company

UF Health

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University of Florida Health is a world-class academic health center in Florida, encompassing hospitals, physician practices, colleges, centers, institutes, programs and services across northeast and north-central Florida.

Founded in 1958