WVU Medicine
Advanced Practice Provider - Multiple Teams
Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry, Junior, Mid
Bachelor's, Master's
Summersville, WV, USA
In Person
About the job
Requirements
- A nurse practitioner must be a graduate of a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a Master’s Degree in Nursing.
- A nurse practitioner must hold national certification from a recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification center.
- A nurse practitioner must hold or be eligible for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
- A nurse practitioner must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support certifications.
- A physician assistant must hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree as a physician assistant.
- A physician assistant must graduate from an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant-approved training program.
- A physician assistant must hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
- A physician assistant must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine or West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
- The position requires proficiency with computers.
- The position requires strong communication skills.
- The employee must be able to lift, move, stoop, reach, position and carry patients, materials and equipment weighing more than 40 pounds.
- The work involves protracted or irregular hours, biohazards, infectious diseases, proximity to deceased persons, hands in water, and electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.
Responsibilities
- Manage comprehensive and individualized care for emergency medicine patients and their families in the DEM and immediate post-discharge ambulatory setting, coordinating hospitalization when necessary.
- Complete pre-procedure evaluations and integrated assessments.
- Order additional tests or consultations in collaboration with emergency medicine 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 DEM clinic and hospital staff about abnormal findings in patient evaluations.
- Perform concise comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
- Facilitate patient DEM discharge by coordinating services and tests needed for outpatient follow-up appointments.
- Develop individualized plans of care for emergency medicine patients, including teaching, discharge planning, referrals, or admission as necessary.
- Provide care for patients across the age continuum consistent with educational experience and certification.
- Identify unstable or complex emergency medicine situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in the DEM setting.
- Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
- Evaluate emergency medicine patients and coordinate follow-up procedures and tests in ambulatory settings or upon admission.
- Assist with collection of outcome measures.
- Apply critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage individual patient and family needs.
- Use patient-care equipment safely.
- Base decisions and actions on scientific principles, standards of care, and research findings.
- Provide education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community using appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
- Promote an environment that facilitates learning by responding to patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
- Maintain and update clinical knowledge throughout the year and complete identified clinical competencies.
- Serve as a resource for staff caring for emergency medicine patients.
- Provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel within the area of expertise.
- Participate in community programs and distribute literature as appropriate.
- Document plans of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in each patient’s medical record according to hospital policies and documentation standards.
- Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve patient-outcome improvements in care.
- Provide leadership in developing and implementing changes in emergency medicine 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 and practice innovation in the expanded role of care delivery to emergency medicine 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 emergency medicine data from patient registries, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost-per-case reports, and recommend or implement changes.
- Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
- Assist emergency medicine faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.
- Perform other assigned duties and projects.
Desired Qualifications
- Acute care or emergency medicine experience is preferred.
- American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification is encouraged.
- ACNP or FNP certification is considered for nurse practitioners.
- Master’s-level Medical/Surgical education as a physician assistant is preferred.