Registered Nurse, Head & Neck, Full-time

📍 Location & Practice Overview

• Base location: Miami, FL
• Department: UHealth Head & Neck
• Practice type: Academic Medical Center
• Care setting: Outpatient / Inpatient Specialty
• Patient population: Adults with head and neck conditions

✅ Qualifications & Experience

📋 Clinical Role & Daily Practice

The Registered Nurse in the Head & Neck department delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner. You will utilize evidence-based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population-specific patient care for individuals with complex head and neck conditions.

• Provide direct nursing care in outpatient and inpatient settings for head and neck patients
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care with surgeons, oncologists, and support services
• Perform patient assessments, education, and post-procedure monitoring
• Administer medications, infusions, and manage treatment side effects
• Support patients through diagnostic, surgical, and recovery phases
• Participate in quality improvement and evidence-based practice initiatives

🏥 Patient Population & Clinical Focus

This role focuses on adults receiving care for a wide range of head and neck conditions, including cancers, reconstructive needs, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, and benign tumors. You will work with patients navigating complex treatment pathways that often combine surgery, radiation, and medical therapies.

• Complex head and neck oncology cases
• Post-surgical and reconstructive care
• Airway management and swallowing rehabilitation support
• Multidisciplinary tumor board coordination
• Long-term survivorship and follow-up care

👩‍⚕️ Clinical Team & Collaboration

As part of UHealth's academic environment, nurses collaborate closely with fellowship-trained head and neck surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, speech-language pathologists, and dedicated support staff. The setting encourages strong interdisciplinary communication and shared decision-making.

• Close partnership with attending physicians and advanced practice providers
• Integration with Miller School of Medicine faculty and residents
• Access to specialized nursing resources within the health system
• Opportunities to contribute to teaching and protocol development

🩺 Systems & Clinical Resources

• Electronic health record documentation
• Specialty-specific order sets and care pathways
• Access to advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies
• Multidisciplinary care coordination platforms

🎓 Professional Growth & Development

The University of Miami supports ongoing nursing education through tuition remission, continuing education opportunities, and participation in academic conferences. Nurses in the Head & Neck department have access to specialty-specific training and the chance to engage in research and quality projects.

• Tuition remission for further nursing education
• CME and professional development support
• Opportunities for clinical ladder advancement
• Exposure to academic medicine and teaching environments

🌆 Living and Working in Miami, FL

Miami offers a vibrant, multicultural environment with year-round warm weather, diverse neighborhoods, and strong healthcare infrastructure. The city serves as a hub for Latin America and the Caribbean, creating a rich patient population mix that adds depth to clinical practice.

• Dynamic international city with excellent cultural amenities
• Access to beaches, parks, and outdoor recreation
• Robust public transportation and major airport connectivity
• Diverse housing options across urban and suburban areas

❓ FAQ

🏥 About University of Miami

University of Miami Health System is South Florida’s only university-based health system. It combines leading-edge patient care with groundbreaking research and medical education through the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, UHealth serves patients from South Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean across more than 100 specialties. The system emphasizes evidence-based practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional development for its nursing staff.

• Healthcare specialties: Over 100 specialties and subspecialties
• Teaching affiliation: Miller School of Medicine
• Accreditation: Academic medical center standards

📈 Career Pathways

This position offers opportunities to develop specialized expertise in head and neck care within an academic setting. Nurses can advance clinically, pursue leadership roles, contribute to research, and participate in education initiatives at the University of Miami Health System.

🔗 Registered Nurse, Head & Neck – Miami, FL

The University of Miami UHealth Head & Neck Department is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to join their team in Miami, Florida. This role focuses on delivering specialized nursing care to patients with head and neck conditions in an academic medical center environment that combines clinical excellence with teaching and research. Ideal candidates bring at least two years of acute care experience and are committed to evidence-based, patient-family centered practice. The position offers the chance to work with a multidisciplinary team serving a diverse regional and international patient population while benefiting from the resources and professional development opportunities available at a major university health system.

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