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Full-Time
App Behavioral Medicine Psychiatry
Posted on 3/21/2026
WVU Medicine
No salary listed
Clarksburg, WV, USA
In Person
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Requirements
- Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing.
- National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers.
- Licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
- BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
- Behavioral Medicine or Acute Care experience.
- Eligible new graduates will be considered.
- Bachelor’s Degree or master’s degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant required.
- Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program required.
- Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.
- Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
- BLS certification required. Additional advance life support training at the discretion of the department.
- Behavioral Medicine or Acute Care experience.
- Eligible new graduates will be considered.
Responsibilities
- Manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients in the Healthy Minds Program of Behavioral Medicine.
- Completes ACCESS clinic patient assessments and/or manages continuity patients in the Healthy Minds Program support of WVU student behavioral medicine health needs; consults and/or emergent/evaluations.
- Completes integrated assessments.
- With the collaboration of behavioral medicine faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.
- Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
- Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
- Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.
- Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
- Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for behavioral medicine patients, which includes teaching, discharge planning and necessary referral to other members of the health care team as necessary.
- Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.
- Identifies unstable or complex behavioral medicine patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.
- Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.
- Evaluates behavioral medicine patients and serves as a coordinator for follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).
- Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
- Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families.
- Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safe manner.
- Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.
- Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families and the community.
- Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readiness to learn.
- Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
- Completes all identified clinical competencies.
- Serves as a resource person for staff caring for the behavioral medicine patient.
- Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in area of expertise.
- Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, as appropriate in area of expertise.
- 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.
- Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectively achieve patient outcome based improvements in care.
- Provides leadership in the development and implantation of changes in the behavioral medicine practice that positively impact patient outcomes.
- Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to facilitate creative problem solving and provide professional support.
- Participates and initiates inter-disciplinary approaches to patient care, program development and education. Serves as a professional role model.
- Promotes and practices innovation of the expanded role in the delivery of care to behavioral medicine patients and families throughout the inpatient hospitalization, and the ambulatory setting.
- Participates and provides leadership for committees and task forces.
- Documents hours and submits billing reports, as appropriate.
- Reviews and interprets behavioral medicine 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.
- Participates in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
- Assists behavioral medicine Faculty, Administrators and Directors in the collection of outcome measures.
- Other duties/projects as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
- PMHNP preferred, FNP or ACAGNP would be considered.
- Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant preferred.
- CAQ in Psychiatry preferred.
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