Advance Practice Provider - Arnold Palmer Pediatric Physiatry

Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities Outpatient Pediatric Physiatry Clinic Provide comprehensive evaluation and management of pediatric patients in collaboration with the Pediatric Physiatrist, including new patient assessments, hospital and medical follow-ups, and symptom-based consultations.
• Perform administrative responsibilities such as documentation, scheduling, and front desk support, while triaging phone calls and coordinating care with community physicians and specialists.
• Assist with coverage for satellite clinics and specialty clinics, including spina bifida and spasticity clinics, as well as other clinics requiring rehabilitation expertise.
• Educate and counsel patients and families on diagnoses, treatment options, post-rehabilitative care, and preventive strategies, while actively engaging in multidisciplinary care coordination with physical, occupational, and speech-language therapists, primary care providers, and other specialties.
• Inpatient Pediatric Physiatry Service Participate in daily rounds with physiatry medical team and assist with patient care across Pediatric Critical Care, Step-Down, and Acute Care floors.
• Coordinate perioperative care, including social work involvement and specialty consults, while maintaining communication with nursing staff, other APPs, and attending physicians.
• Provide patient education and support, manage wounds, and perform required bedside procedures.
• Oversee discharge planning and facilitate multidisciplinary rounds.
• Responsibilities include order entry, consent management, and documentation of consults and progress notes.
• Evaluate consults at Arnold Palmer and Winnie Palmer Hospitals, order and interpret imaging and labs, determine disposition, and document consults while staffing with on-call physicians.
• Schedule outpatient follow-up, prepare discharge paperwork, and facilitate procedural scheduling as needed.
• Call Requirements Call requirements currently include two full weeks per month of home call or beeper call.
• During this time, the APP manages medical and acute issues for admitted pediatric patients (ages 8–12) at the Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute.
• Coverage hours are 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday.
• Weekend coverage responsibilities include remote support for medical and medication-related questions for rehabilitation consults at WPH, APH, and OHARI 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
• Call expectations may change over time based on program growth and patient care needs.
• Conditions Treated Brachial plexus injury, Brain injury, Burns, Cerebral palsy, Congenital disorders, Movement disorders, Muscular dystrophy, Musculoskeletal injuries, Neuromuscular disorders, Rheumatologic disorders, Spasticity, Spina bifida, Spinal cord injury Procedures Potential to perform trigger point injections and pulse-dyed laser treatment for complex hypertrophic and burn scars.
• Administrative Duties Prepare and document minutes for monthly mortality and morbidity meetings.
• Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives and assist with guideline implementation.
• Collaborate with Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and specialists to enhance the quality of rehabilitative care.
• Quality Improvement, Research & Education Attend and contribute to educational conferences, unit-based quality initiatives and continuing education activities to improve patient care and promote evidence-based practice.
• Support the education of students, residents, advanced practice provider fellows, and new team members when applicable.
• Operations Attend and participate in Neuroscience department meetings and APH Pediatrics Department Meeting.
• The APP is encouraged to attend medical PIPS review, Pediatric Grand Rounds, and APP fellowship committee meetings when able.

Qualifications

• Education/Training Nurse Practitioner MN or MSN or DNP or PhD or DNS degree in nursing.
• Physician Assistant Graduate of accredited physician assistant program.
• Licensure/Certification Nurse Practitioner APRN 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.
• Physician Assistant Maintain current physician assistant licensure in State of Florida.
• Maintain current BLS/healthcare certification.
• Experience Physical Medicine or Rehabilitation experience preferred