Full-Time
Advanced Practice Professional
WVU Medicine
Academic health system
No salary listed
South Charleston, WV, USA
In Person
Bachelor's, Master's
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Nursing
Patient Care
Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Requirements
- Nurse practitioner candidates must be graduates of a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a Master’s Degree in Nursing.
- Nurse practitioner candidates must hold national certification from a recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification center.
- Nurse practitioner candidates must hold or be eligible for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
- Nurse practitioner candidates must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification, with additional Advanced Life Support training at the department’s discretion.
- Physician assistant candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable.
- Physician assistant candidates must graduate from an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant-approved Physician Assistant training program.
- Physician assistant candidates must hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
- Physician assistant candidates must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine or West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Physician assistant candidates must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification, with additional Advanced Life Support training at the department’s discretion.
- Candidates must provide healthcare services consistent with state law, professional licensing or certification authority requirements, and applicable hospital privileges.
- Candidates must be proficient with computers.
- Candidates must have strong communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Manage comprehensive and individualized care for hospitalized patients and their families during inpatient hospitalization and plan disposition for immediate post-discharge ambulatory care.
- Complete daily rounds, consultations, and pre-procedure evaluations.
- Complete integrated assessments.
- Order additional tests or consultations in collaboration with hospitalist faculty or according to established clinical guidelines and protocols.
- Perform diagnostic tests and communicate their results according to 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.
- Facilitate patient discharge by coordinating services and tests required before discharge and for outpatient follow-up appointments.
- Develop individualized plans of care that include teaching, discharge planning, and referrals to other healthcare team members.
- Care for patients across the age continuum within the scope of educational preparation and certification.
- Identify unstable or complex hospitalized-patient situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in the clinic or hospital setting.
- Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
- Evaluate general medicine patients and coordinate follow-up, procedures, and tests in the ambulatory setting as applicable.
- Assist with the collection of outcome measures.
- Use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage the needs of patients and families.
- Use clinical 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 supports 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 hospitalized patients.
- Provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel within the area of expertise.
- Participate in community programs and distribute literature as appropriate within the area of expertise.
- Document each patient’s plan of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in the medical record according to approved hospital and WVUM policies and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve patient-outcome improvements in care.
- Provide leadership in developing and implementing changes in the cardiology practice that improve patient outcomes.
- Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to facilitate problem-solving 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 and practice innovation in the expanded role of inpatient and ambulatory care delivery.
- 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 Hospitalist Faculty, Administrators, and Directors in collecting outcome measures.
- Perform other assigned duties and projects.
Desired Qualifications
- Acute care or hospitalist experience is preferred.
- An Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification is preferred, although Family Nurse Practitioners will be considered.
- Master’s-level education as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant is preferred.
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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