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WVU Medicine

Academic health system

Advanced Practice Professional - Multiple Teams

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMorgantown, WV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Nurse Practitioners must graduate from a CCNE-accredited nursing program with a Master's Degree in Nursing.
  • Nurse Practitioners must hold national certification from a recognized APRN certification center.
  • Nurse Practitioners must be licensed or eligible for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
  • Nurse Practitioners must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department's discretion.
  • Eligible new-graduate Nurse Practitioners will be considered.
  • Physician Assistants must hold a Bachelor's or Master's Degree as a Physician Assistant.
  • Physician Assistants must graduate from an ARC-PA-approved Physician Assistant training program.
  • Physician Assistants must be certified by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants.
  • Physician Assistants must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine or West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
  • Physician Assistants must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department's discretion.
  • Eligible new-graduate Physician Assistants will be considered.
  • The role requires proficiency with computers.
  • The role requires strong communication skills.
  • The role requires the ability to perform heavy physical work, including lifting, moving, positioning, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation or musculoskeletal/spine experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage comprehensive, individualized care for physical medicine and rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, and spine patients and their families in the ambulatory setting.
  • Complete daily rounds when applicable, consultations, and pre-procedural or surgical evaluations.
  • Complete integrated assessments.
  • In collaboration with physical medicine and rehabilitation or musculoskeletal/spine faculty, or by following established clinical guidelines and protocols, order additional tests or consultations as appropriate.
  • Perform diagnostic tests and communicate their results in accordance with established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
  • Consult and communicate with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal patient-evaluation findings.
  • Perform concise, comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
  • Coordinate appropriate services, tests, and follow-up appointments in the clinic to facilitate patient disposition, as applicable.
  • Develop comprehensive, individualized plans of care, including education, discharge and follow-up planning, and referrals to other healthcare-team members as needed.
  • Provide care to patients across the age continuum consistent with the practitioner's education and certification.
  • Identify unstable or complex patient-care situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in clinic or hospital settings.
  • Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
  • Evaluate patients and coordinate follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting, as applicable.
  • Assist with collecting outcome measures, as applicable.
  • Apply critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage the individual needs of patients and families.
  • Use equipment safely.
  • Base decisions and actions on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care, and research findings.
  • Use teaching and learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies to educate nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community.
  • Promote an environment that supports learning by responding to patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
  • Update professional knowledge throughout the year and complete all identified clinical competencies.
  • Serve as a resource for staff caring for physical medicine and rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, and spine patients.
  • Provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in the area of expertise.
  • Participate in community programs and distribute literature as appropriate to the area of expertise.
  • Document each patient's plan of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in the medical record in accordance with approved hospital and UHA policies and compliance standards.
  • Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve patient-outcome-based improvements in care.
  • Lead the development and implementation of practice changes that positively affect patient outcomes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, and spine care.
  • Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to support creative problem-solving and provide professional support.
  • Participate in and initiate interdisciplinary patient-care, program-development, and education approaches, and serve as a professional role model.
  • Promote and practice innovation in the expanded role delivering care to patients and families during inpatient hospitalization and in ambulatory settings.
  • Participate in and provide leadership for committees and task forces.
  • Document hours and submit billing reports, as appropriate.
  • Review and interpret pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation data from sources such as patient registries, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost-per-case reports, and recommend or implement changes as needed.
  • Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
  • Assist physical medicine and rehabilitation faculty, administrators, and directors with collecting outcome measures.
  • Perform other assigned duties and projects.

Desired Qualifications

  • Family Nurse Practitioners are preferred; Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners will also be considered.
  • A Master's-level degree as a Physician Assistant is preferred.

About the Company

WVU Medicine

Academic health system

WVUMedicine is an academic health system serving West Virginia and the surrounding region. The system operates hospitals, clinics, specialty programs, emergency care, research, and medical education through an integrated network. It serves patients, families, referring clinicians, students, researchers, and regional communities. Its operating model centers on clinical care, hospital operations, ambulatory services, education, research, and shared system support. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, technology, facilities, administration, and patient services. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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