Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryAdvanced Practice Providers
About the job
Requirements
For the nurse practitioner pathway, a Master’s degree in Nursing from a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited program is required.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, national certification by a recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification center is required.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia is required.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
For the physician assistant pathway, a bachelor’s or master’s degree as a Physician Assistant is required.
For the physician assistant pathway, graduation from an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant-approved training program is required.
For the physician assistant pathway, certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants is required.
For the physician assistant pathway, licensure or eligibility for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine or West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine is required.
Proficiency with computers is required.
The role requires the ability to lift, move, position, and carry patients, materials, or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
The role involves working closely with others, protracted or irregular hours, biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, hands in water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.
Responsibilities
Manage comprehensive, individualized care for patients and families in the infusion center and ambulatory setting.
Complete daily rounds and applicable consultations, pretreatment or preprocedure evaluations in the infusion center; participate in ambulatory clinics and inpatient patient care.
Complete integrated assessments.
In collaboration with hematology/oncology faculty or under 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 about abnormal patient evaluation findings.
Perform comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
Facilitate patient discharge or follow-up by ordering and coordinating appropriate services and tests needed for outpatient clinic follow-up.
Perform procedures in accordance with established clinical guidelines, protocols, and scope of practice.
Develop individualized care plans for hematology/oncology patients, including acute management, teaching, discharge planning, and referrals to other healthcare team members as needed.
Provide care to patients across the age continuum appropriate to the professional’s education and certification.
Participate in physician rounds, as applicable.
Identify unstable or complex hematology/oncology care situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in the infusion center, clinic, or hospital.
Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
Evaluate hematology/oncology patients and direct follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting, as applicable.
Assist with collecting outcome measures, as applicable.
Use 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 learning by responding to patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
Evaluate the effectiveness of patient and family teaching and collaborate with nursing and clinical staff to complete education plans.
Update professional knowledge throughout the year and complete identified clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff caring for hematology/oncology patients and provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in the area of expertise.
Mentor nursing personnel at all levels of clinical practice.
Participate in community programs and distribute relevant literature as appropriate.
Communicate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary services to support coordinated and efficient patient care.
Document each patient visit’s care plan, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in the medical record, following approved hospital and University Health Associates policies and compliance standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve patient outcome-based improvements in care.
Lead development and implementation of changes in hematology/oncology practice that improve patient outcomes.
Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to solve problems and provide professional support.
Participate in and initiate interdisciplinary patient-care, program-development, and education initiatives; serve as a professional role model.
Promote innovation in the expanded role delivering care to hematology/oncology patients and families in infusion, inpatient, and ambulatory settings.
Participate in and provide leadership for committees and task forces.
Document hours and submit billing reports, as appropriate.
Participate in the WVUH/University Health Associates Performance Improvement Plan and apply its findings to improve patient care.
Review and interpret hematology/oncology data from patient registries, clinical and financial reports, length-of-stay, access-to-care, and cost-per-case reports; recommend and implement changes as needed.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
Assist faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.
Follow established University Health Associates employee performance expectations concerning people, service, performance improvement, and shared values and culture.
Oversee and provide comprehensive, individualized care for evaluating and managing infusion-center patients within the scope of practice.
Provide direct supervision of patients in the infusion center until the last patient receiving an infusion leaves.
Desired Qualifications
Hematology/oncology, acute-care, or internal-medicine experience is preferred for both the nurse practitioner and physician assistant pathways.
Oncology Certified Nurse or Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse certification is preferred for the nurse practitioner pathway.
A master’s-level degree as a Physician Assistant is preferred.
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Additional Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARY: The Advance Practice Professional (APP) is an individual with clinical skills and medical skills, with an expertise in the care of Hematology/Oncology (hem/onc) patients. The APP completes comprehensive patient health evaluations (including biological, social, and psychological assessments), considering their co-morbid conditions and overall disposition; in collaboration with the appropriate clinical/faculty team. The APP assesses and coordinates the educational and psychosocial needs of the patient and caretakers. The APP develops and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, and coordinates discharge planning/and or follow-up (as applicable). The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students and performs diagnostic procedures and therapeutic procedures.
Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable. Such service may include but are not limited to.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1.
Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing
2.
National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers.
3.
Licensure or eligibility for licensure, as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
4.
American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the
department.
EXPERIENCE:
1.
Hematology/Oncology, acute care, internal medicine experience preferred.
2.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1.
OCN or AOCN certification preferred.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1.
Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree as Physician Assistant required.
2.
Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program required.
3.
Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.
4.
Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
5.
American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the
department.
EXPERIENCE:
1.
Hematology/Oncology, acute care or internal medicine experience preferred.
2.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1.
Master’s level degree as Physician Assistant preferred.
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.
1.
Manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients and their families in the infusion center and in the ambulatory setting.
2.
Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre-treatment or pre-procedure/evaluations in the infusion center (as applicable). Participates in ambulatory clinics. Participates in inpatient care of patients.
3.
Completes integrated assessments.
4.
With the collaboration of hem/onc faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.
5.
Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
6.
Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
7.
Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.
8.
Facilitates patient discharge and/or follow-up by ordering/coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge from the infusion center necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
9.
Performs necessary procedures following established clinical guidelines and Protocols and scope of practice (SOP).
10.
Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for hem/onc patients, which includes acute management, teaching, discharge planning and necessary referral to other members of the health care team as necessary.
11.
Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.
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Participate in physician rounds, (as applicable).
13.
Identifies unstable or complex hem/onc patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the infusion center, clinic and/or hospital setting.
14.
Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.
15.
Evaluates hem/onc patients and directs follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).
16.
Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
17.
Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation, and management of the individual needs of patients/families.
18.
Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safe manner.
19.
Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.
20.
Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families and the community.
21.
Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
22.
Evaluates the effectiveness of patient/family teaching and collaborates with the nursing and clinical staff in the completion of education plan.
23.
Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
24.
Completes all identified clinical competencies.
25.
Serves as a resource person for staff caring for the hem/onc patient.
26.
Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in area of expertise.
27.
Mentors nursing personnel in all levels of clinical practice.
28.
Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, as appropriate in area of expertise.
29.
Communicates effectively with patients/families, physician, and ancillary services at all levels to assure coordinated efficient patient care.
30.
Documents the plan of care, interventions, and evaluations in a clear and concise manner for every patient visit in the patient’s medical record following approved hospital/UHA policies and compliance standards for documentation.
31.
Documents all interventions in the patient’s medical record following approved hospital/UHA policies and compliance standards for documentation.
32.
Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectively achieve patient outcome-based improvements in care.
33.
Provides leadership in the development and implantation of changes in the hem/onc practice that positively impact patient outcomes.
34.
Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to facilitate creative problem solving and provide professional support.
35.
Participates and initiates inter-disciplinary approaches to patient care, program development and education. Serves as a professional role model.
36.
Promotes and practices innovation of the expanded role in the delivery of care to hem/onc patients and families in the infusion center, the inpatient hospitalization and the ambulatory setting.
37.
Participates and provides leadership for committees and task forces.
38.
Documents hours and submits billing reports, as appropriate.
39.
Participates in the WVUH/UHA Performance Improvement Plan.
40.
Applies information from Performance Improvement activities, changing practice as necessary, to improve care provided to patients.
41.
Reviews and interprets hem/onc data from sources such as patient registries, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost per case reports and recommends/implements changes as necessary.
42.
Participates in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
43.
Assists Faculty, Administrators and Directors in the collection of outcome measures.
44.
Adheres to the established Performance Expectations for UHA Employees in the areas of People, Service, Performance Improvement, and Shared Values & Culture.
45.
Other duties/projects as assigned.
46.
Oversees and provides comprehensive and individualized care for evaluating and managing patients in the infusion center within practice scope.
47.
Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making.
48.
Provides direct supervision of patients in the infusion center until last patient receiving an infusion leaves the infusion center.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1.
Heavy/Hard Work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing, walking, and carrying of patients, materials and equipment weighting 40+ pounds.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1.
Working closely with others.
2.
Protracted or irregular hours.
3.
Working around biohazards.
4.
Working around infectious diseases.
5.
Working with or near the deceased.
6.
Working with hands in water.
7.
Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1.
Proficiency with computers.
2.
Strong communication skills.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Shift:
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)
Company:
UHA University Health Associates
Cost Center:
8065 UHA Cancer Medicine Hematology Oncology
Address:
800 Wheeling AvenueGlen DaleWest Virginia
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