Full-Time
Advanced Practice Professional
WVU Medicine
No salary listed
New Martinsville, WV, USA
In Person
Bachelor's, Master's
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Nursing
Data Analysis
Patient Education
Requirements
- Nurse practitioners must be graduates of a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a Master's Degree in Nursing.
- Nurse practitioners must hold national certification from a recognized advanced practice registered nurse certification center.
- Nurse practitioners must be licensed or eligible for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
- Physician assistants must hold a Bachelor's Degree as a medical/surgical physician assistant, as applicable.
- Physician assistants must be graduates of an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant-approved physician assistant training program.
- Physician assistants must hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
- Physician assistants must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
- Eligible new graduates will be considered.
- Employees must provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the applicable professional licensing or certification authority and hospital privileges.
- The role requires proficiency with computers.
- The role requires strong communication skills.
- The role requires the ability to lift, move, stoop, reach, position patients, and stand, walk, and move patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 or more pounds.
- 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 and individualized care for cardiology patients and their families during inpatient hospitalization and immediate post-discharge ambulatory care.
- Complete daily rounds, consultations, and pre-procedure evaluations.
- Complete integrated assessments.
- Order additional tests or consultations with cardiology faculty collaboration or according to established clinical guidelines and protocols.
- Perform, interpret, and communicate diagnostic-test results in inpatient and outpatient settings within established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
- Consult and communicate with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal patient-evaluation findings.
- Perform comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
- Perform necessary procedures according to established clinical guidelines, protocols, and scope of practice.
- Facilitate patient discharge by coordinating services and tests needed before discharge and arranging outpatient follow-up appointments.
- Develop individualized plans of care for electrophysiology patients, including teaching, discharge planning, and referrals to other healthcare-team members.
- Care for patients across the age continuum covered by the employee's education and certification.
- Identify unstable or complex cardiology-patient situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in clinic or hospital settings.
- Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
- Evaluate cardiology patients and coordinate follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting.
- Assist with collecting outcome measures.
- Apply critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning in clinical decision-making by identifying, evaluating, and managing individual patient and family needs.
- Use equipment safely.
- Base decisions and actions on 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 facilitates learning by responding to patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
- Update professional knowledge throughout the year.
- Complete all identified clinical competencies.
- Serve as a resource for staff caring for cardiology patients.
- Provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in the area of expertise.
- Participate in community programs and distribute literature as appropriate in the area of expertise.
- Document plans of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in each patient's medical record according to approved policies and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve patient-outcome-based improvements in care.
- Provide leadership in developing and implementing changes in cardiology and electrophysiology practice that improve patient outcomes.
- Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to solve problems and provide professional support.
- Participate in and initiate interdisciplinary approaches to patient care, program development, and education, and serve as a professional role model.
- Promote innovation in the expanded role and delivery of care to cardiology patients and families across inpatient and ambulatory settings.
- Participate in and provide leadership for committees and task forces.
- Document hours and submit billing reports as appropriate.
- Review and interpret cardiology data from patient registries, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost-per-case reports, and recommend or implement changes as necessary.
- Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the principal investigator.
- Assist cardiology faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.
- Perform other assigned duties and projects.
Desired Qualifications
- Acute care, cardiology, or electrophysiology experience is preferred.
- Master's-level education as a medical/surgical physician assistant is preferred.