WVU Medicine

Academic health system

Advanced Practice Professional - Peds CICU

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Full-timeMorgantown, WV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a master's degree in nursing or an approved equivalent.
Hold national certification from a recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification center.
Hold or be eligible for licensure as a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse in West Virginia.
Hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification; additional advanced life support training may be required at the department's discretion.
Be licensed or eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine or the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine for the physician assistant pathway.
Hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification; pediatric advanced life support may be required at the department's discretion for the physician assistant pathway.
Be proficient with computers.
Be able to perform heavy physical work involving lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
Work closely with others, including during protracted or irregular hours, and work around biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.

Responsibilities

Manage comprehensive, individualized care for pediatric intensive care patients and their families during inpatient hospitalization.
Complete daily rounds, consultations, and pre-procedure evaluations.
Complete integrated assessments.
In collaboration with pediatric intensive care faculty or under 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 hospital staff regarding abnormal patient evaluation findings.
Perform comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
Facilitate discharge and follow-up by coordinating necessary services and tests before discharge and arranging outpatient clinic follow-up as applicable.
Perform necessary procedures according to established clinical guidelines, protocols, and scope of practice.
Develop individualized plans of care for pediatric intensive care patients, including immediate preoperative and postoperative care, teaching, discharge planning, and referrals as needed.
Demonstrate expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum covered by the professional's education and certification.
Participate in physician and interdisciplinary team rounds as applicable.
Identify unstable or complex pediatric intensive care situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in the clinic or hospital.
Recognize emergencies and initiate effective emergency care.
Evaluate pediatric intensive care patients and coordinate medical and nursing student education on patient management, procedures, and interpretation of diagnostic studies.
Assist in collecting outcome measures as applicable.
Use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage the 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, patient-management priorities, and learning benchmarks.
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 all identified clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff and student learners caring for pediatric intensive care patients.
Provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in the area of expertise.
Mentor nursing personnel, medical and nursing learners, and student learners at all levels of clinical practice.
Participate in community programs and distribute literature as appropriate in the area of expertise.
Communicate with patients, families, physicians, interdisciplinary team members, medical and nursing learners, student learners, and ancillary services to support coordinated, efficient patient care.
Document each patient's plan of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in the medical record in accordance with 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 pediatric intensive care practice that positively affect patient outcomes.
Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to solve problems and provide professional support.
Initiate and participate in interdisciplinary approaches to patient care, program development, and education, and serve as a professional role model.
Promote innovation in the expanded role delivering care to pediatric intensive care patients and families during inpatient hospitalization and in ambulatory settings.
Participate in and provide leadership for education, committees, and task forces.
Document hours and submit billing reports as appropriate.
Participate in the University Health Associates performance improvement plan and apply performance-improvement findings to practice to improve patient care.
Review and interpret pediatric intensive care data, including patient registries, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost-per-case reports, and recommend or implement changes as needed.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the principal investigator.
Assist faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.
Adhere to University Health Associates employee performance expectations concerning people, service, performance improvement, and shared values and culture.
Perform other assigned duties and projects.

Desired Qualifications

Pediatric intensive care, acute care, or pediatric experience is preferred.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification is preferred; Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner certification may be considered with additional certification at the department's discretion.
Pediatric advanced life support certification is preferred or may be required at the department's discretion.
Pediatric intensive care, acute care, or pediatric experience is preferred for the physician assistant pathway.
Eligible new graduates will be considered for the physician assistant pathway.
A master's-level degree as a physician assistant is preferred.
Pediatric advanced life support certification is preferred or may be required at the department's discretion.

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The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty. The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization.

Additional Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY: The Advance Practice Professional (APP) is an individual with clinical and medical skills with anexpertisein the care of pediatric ICU patients.  The APP completes comprehensive patient health evaluations (including biological,socialand psychological assessments),taking into accounttheir co-morbid conditions and overalldisposition;in collaboration with theappropriate clinical/facultyteam.  The APPassesses, andcoordinates 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,participatesin directing that care, and education of staff and student learners (as applicable).  The APPparticipatesin 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. Suchservicemayinclude, butare not limited to.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION,AND/ORLICENSURE:

Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program withMaster’s Degree in Nursing(or MEC approved equivalent).

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.

American Heart Association BLS CertificationrequiredwithadditionalAdvanced Life Support training at the discretion of the

department.

EXPERIENCE:

Pediatric ICU, acutecareor pediatric experience preferred.

Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION,AND/ORLICENSURE:

PNP-AC preferred; PNP-PC or FNP would be considered withadditionalcertification at the discretion of the department.

PALS at the discretion of the department.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION,AND/ORLICENSURE:

Bachelor’s Degree or Master’sdegree asPhysicianAssistant required.

Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training programrequired.

Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistantsrequired.

Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.

American Heart Association BLS Certificationrequiredwith PALS at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE:

Pediatric ICU, acutecareor pediatric experience preferred.

Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION,AND/ORLICENSURE:

Master’s level degree as Physician Assistant preferred.

PALS at the discretion of the department.

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.

Manages comprehensive and individualized care for pediatric ICU patients and their families in the inpatient phase of hospitalization.

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

Completes integrated assessments.

With the collaboration of pediatric ICU faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols,ordersadditionaltests or consults asdeemedappropriate.

Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.

Consults and communicates with hospital staffregardingabnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.

Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medicalrecord.

Facilitates patient discharge and/or follow-up by coordinatingappropriate servicesand tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).

Performs necessary procedures following established clinical guidelines and protocols and Scope of Practice (SOP).

10.

Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for pediatric ICU patients, which includes immediate pre and postoperative care, teaching, dischargeplanningand necessary referral to other members of the health careteamas necessary.

11.

Demonstratesexpertisein caring for patients across theagecontinuum of their educational experience and certification.

Participate in physician and interdisciplinary team rounds (as applicable).

13.

Identifiesunstable or complex pediatric ICU patient care situations andfacilitatesappropriate interventionin the clinic and/or hospital setting.

14.

Recognizesemergentsituations and initiates effective emergency care.

15.

Evaluates pediatric ICU patients and serves as a coordinator for student medical/nursing educationregardingmanagement, performingappropriate proceduresand interpretation of diagnostic studies.

16.

Assistsin the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).

17.

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

18.

Demonstrates the ability toutilizeequipment in a safe manner.

19.

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

20.

Utilizes teaching/learning theory andappropriate teachingstrategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients,familiesand the community.

21.

Promotes an environment thatfacilitateslearning by responding toappropriate patient/familypreferences, patient managementprioritiesand benchmarks of learning as an educator.

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 and student learners caring for the pediatric ICU patient.

26.

Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel inareaof expertise.

27.

Mentors nursing personnel, medical/nursinglearnersand student learners in all levels of clinical practice.

28.

Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, asappropriate inarea of expertise.

29.

Communicates effectively with patients/families, physician interdisciplinary team members, medical/nursing learners, studentlearnersand ancillary services at all levels toassurecoordinated efficient patient care.

30.

Documents the plan of care,interventionsand 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 patientoutcome basedimprovements in care.

33.

Provides leadership in the development and implantation of changes in the pediatric ICU practice to the interdisciplinary team and student learners that positivelyimpactpatient outcomes.

34.

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

35.

Participates and initiates interdisciplinary approaches to patient care, programdevelopmentand education. Serves as a professional role model.

36.

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

37.

Participates and provides leadership for education,committeesand task forces.

38.

Documents hours andsubmitsbilling 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 pediatric ICU data from sources such as patient registries, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost per case reports and recommends/implementschangesas 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.

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.

Heavy/Hard Work: Workrequiresstrength 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 ofthose anemployee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working closely with others.

Protracted or irregular hours.

Working around biohazards.

Working around infectious diseases.

Working with or near the deceased.

Working with hands in water.

Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Proficiencywith computers.

Strong communicationskills.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Shift:

Varied (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:

8238 UHA CH Pediatrics Inpatient Based Services

Address:

1 Medical Center DriveMorgantownWest 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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