WVU Medicine

Academic health system

Advanced Practice Professional - Cardiology

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWeirton, WV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioner applicants, graduate from a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a Master’s Degree in Nursing.
For Nurse Practitioner applicants, hold national certification from a recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification center.
For Nurse Practitioner applicants, be licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
For Nurse Practitioner applicants, hold Basic Life Support certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
For Physician Assistant applicants, hold a Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable.
For Physician Assistant applicants, graduate from an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant-approved training program.
For Physician Assistant applicants, hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
For Physician Assistant applicants, be licensed or eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
For Physician Assistant applicants, hold Basic Life Support certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
Eligible new graduates will be considered for either Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant applicants.
The advanced practice professional must provide healthcare services consistent with state law and applicable licensing, certification, and hospital privilege requirements.
The role requires the ability to lift, move, stoop, reach, position patients, stand, walk, and carry patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
The role involves working around biohazards, infectious diseases, the deceased, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.
Proficiency with computers is required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and provide comprehensive management of cardiology patients, including biological, social, and psychological assessments.
Coordinate involvement of medical and surgical specialty teams to develop comprehensive care plans, review plans with the clinical team, and participate in directing care.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and peri-operative services, and coordinate ambulatory management, discharge planning, and follow-up as applicable.
Participate in educating residents and medical and nursing students.
Manage individualized cardiology care for patients and families during inpatient hospitalization and immediately after discharge in the ambulatory setting.
Complete daily rounds, consultations, and pre-procedure evaluations.
Complete integrated assessments.
In collaboration with cardiology faculty or by following established clinical guidelines and protocols, order additional tests or consultations as appropriate.
Perform diagnostic tests and communicate results according to 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.
Coordinate services and tests needed before discharge to facilitate outpatient follow-up appointments, as applicable.
Develop individualized cardiology care plans that include teaching, discharge planning, and referrals to other healthcare team members as needed.
Care for patients across the age continuum consistent with the professional’s education and certification.
Identify unstable or complex cardiology care 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 ambulatory settings, as applicable.
Assist in 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 strategies to educate nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community.
Promote learning by responding to appropriate patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
Update professional knowledge throughout the year and complete identified clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff caring for cardiology patients.
Provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel within the area of expertise.
Participate in community programs and distribute literature as appropriate to the area of expertise.
Document the plan of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in each patient’s medical record, following approved hospital and University Health Associates policies and documentation standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve patient outcome-based improvements in care.
Lead the development and implementation of changes in cardiology practice that positively affect 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 of delivering care to cardiology patients and families in 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 and clinical and financial reports, including length of stay, access to care, and cost per case, and recommend or implement changes as needed.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the principal investigator.
Assist cardiology faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.

Desired Qualifications

Acute care or cardiology experience is preferred.
For Nurse Practitioner applicants, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification is preferred, but Family Nurse Practitioners will be considered.
For Physician Assistant applicants, master’s-level education as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable, is preferred.

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The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements.

Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.

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Additional Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY: The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) has coordination and clinical skills required for the comprehensive management of cardiology patients, (including biological, social and psychological assessments). The APP coordinates involvement of medical/surgical specialty teams necessary to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, peri-operative services, and coordinates ambulatory management and/or discharge planning/follow-up (as applicable). The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students.

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.   BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE:
1. Acute care or cardiology experience preferred.
2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. ACNP preferred, but FNPs will be considered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1.   Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) 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.
5.    BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE:
1. Acute care or cardiology experience preferred.
2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable) 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 cardiology patients and their families in the inpatient phase of hospitalization and immediate post discharge in the ambulatory setting.

2. Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre-procedure/evaluations.

3. Completes integrated assessments.

4. With the collaboration of cardiology 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 by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).

9. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for cardiology patients which includes teaching, discharge planning (as applicable) and necessary referral to other members of the health care team as necessary.

10. Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.

11. Identifies unstable or complex cardiology patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.

12. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.

13. Evaluates cardiology patients and serves as a coordinator for follow up, procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).

14. Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).

15. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families.

16. Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safe manner.

17. Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.

18. Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families and the community.

19. Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readiness to learn.
20. Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.

21. Completes all identified clinical competencies.

22. Serves as a resource person for staff caring for the cardiology patient.

23. Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in area of expertise.

24. Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, as appropriate in area of expertise.

25. 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.

26. Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectively achieve patient outcome-based improvements in care.

27. Provides leadership in the development and implantation of changes in the cardiology practice that positively impact patient outcomes.

28. Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to facilitate creative problem solving and provide professional support.

29. Participates and initiates inter-disciplinary approaches to patient care, program development and education. Serves as a professional role model.

30. Promotes and practices innovation of the expanded role in the delivery of care to cardiology patients and families throughout the inpatient hospitalization, and the ambulatory setting.

31. Participates and provides leadership for committees and task forces.

32. Documents hours and submits billing reports, as appropriate.

33. Reviews and interprets cardiology 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.

34. Participates in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.

35. Assists cardiology Faculty, Administrators and Directors in the collection of outcome measures.

36. Other duties/projects as assigned.

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.

Date Reviewed/Revised: 12/05/2016

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Company:

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:

7939 UHA HVI Weirton

Address:

601 Colliers WayWeirtonWest Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively "UHA") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. UHA strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All UHA employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

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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