APP Team Manager - Medicine, Hematology - Full Time

APP Team Manager – Medicine, Hematology

Full‑time position at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

Job Overview

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) delivers medical care to a wide variety of patients. The APP examines and treats patients independently and in collaboration with other health care professionals, ensuring proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. May prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests. Advises patients about continuing care.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document complete physical examinations and comprehensive health histories.
• Functions independently to perform age‑appropriate history and physical for patients.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to the patient’s age‑specific needs.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non‑pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.
• Assists with the provision of care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g., admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates staff, patient, and family decision making by providing educational tools.
• Adheres to University and unit‑level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Clinical Activities (Ambulatory & Inpatient)

• Assess the physical and psychosocial status of clients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic studies.
• Recognize deviations from normal in the physical assessment and work in collaboration with a physician in formulating treatment plans for health problems and follow‑up.
• Write prescriptions for medications and blood products based upon laboratory results, order and interpret routine diagnostic and follow‑up studies, therapeutic measures, and post‑discharge care in accordance with written practice protocols.
• Request written consultation from physicians and other health‑care professionals to ensure appropriate and quality patient care.
• Assess and follow consult patients when required and independently of physician when needed.
• Interpret and evaluate findings of studies/tests and intervene accordingly.
• Advise collaborating physician of appropriate information regarding patient care and report to the physician the actions provided to the patients.
• Evaluate the quality of care provided and recommend changes for improvement.
• Initiate appropriate actions to facilitate the implementation of therapeutic plans that are consistent with the continuing healthcare needs of the clients.
• Answer patient‑related inquiries via all forms of telecommunication throughout the system (telephone, email, secure chat, in‑basket messaging, etc.).
• Assist in the management of family dynamics and coping mechanisms during acute and chronic phases of patient care.
• Conduct or participate in multidisciplinary rounds and ensure appropriate and quality care for patients.
• Perform patient triage and determine the urgency of physician’s evaluation.
• Provide symptom management for side effects related to hematologic oncologic treatment.
• Assist with Peer‑to‑Peer authorizations and filling out medical forms for patients.
• Ensure that the clinic runs smoothly and efficiently, corresponding with referring physicians and patients to provide adequate coordination of care to improve outcomes.
• Perform bone marrow biopsies, lumbar punctures with IT chemo, Omaya reservoir access, PICC line removals, and skin biopsies if competency met.
• Act as a preceptor for APP students, fellows, and new APP staff as appropriate.

Ambulatory Specific Duties

• Rotate with colleagues taking weekend and holiday call from Sylvester patients.
• Respond to medical and oncologic emergencies in the CTU and clinics.
• Communicate with triage nurses regarding patients who need to be added to OCC clinic for symptom management, evaluation, and treatment.

Inpatient Specific Duties

• Interact with admitting physician, hospitalist, and other multidisciplinary teams.
• Prioritize consults to present to attending physician and round with attending daily on patients as appropriate.
• Write consult, inpatient notes, discharge notes and dictate as appropriate.
• Rotate with colleagues performing hematology consultations and inpatient care at UMH as per divisional needs.

Research Activities

• CITI certification within three months of employment.
• Facilitate clinical research protocols and coordinate patient care with research staff.
• Review clinical trial options with patients and families.
• Interview and examine research subjects.
• Evaluate research subjects’ appropriateness for study inclusion/enrollment.
• Follow all regulatory requirements for human subjects’ research compliance and documentation.
• Monitor, review study‑related labs and imaging, and provide ongoing follow‑up to hematology patients on clinical trials.
• Triage research patient communication.
• Report SAEs and AEs to designated research staff.
• Communicate with the PIs and sub‑PIs with questions or concerns regarding holding or continuing investigational or standard of care treatment.
• Perform study‑related procedures if competency met.

Supervision Received

• Hematology APP Supervisor/Director
• Division Chief of Hematology
• Collaborating Physician

Minimum Qualifications

• State License – valid State of Florida APRN License or PA License.
• Board certification.
• CITI certification or within three months of employment.
• BLS, ACLS.
• Minimum of two years of hematology experience as an Advanced Practice Provider.
• OCN or AOCNP preferred.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Job Status: Full time
Employee Type: Staff
Pay Grade: H16

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Health Care Provider
Industries: Higher Education