Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryAdvanced Practice Providers
About the job
Requirements
Graduate of a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a Master’s Degree in Nursing.
Hold national certification from a recognized advanced practice registered nurse certification center.
Hold or be eligible for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
Hold Basic Life Support certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
Obtain Fundamentals of Critical Care Support certification immediately upon hire, subject to class availability.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.
Have proficiency with computers.
Be able to perform heavy/hard work, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning patients, and standing or walking while handling patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
Be able to work closely with others, protracted or irregular hours, and around biohazards, infectious diseases, the deceased, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.
Responsibilities
Manage comprehensive and individualized care for patients and families during inpatient and critical-care hospitalization.
In collaboration with critical-care staff, or under established protocols and scope-of-practice and privileging guidelines, order additional tests or consultations to medically manage patients.
Perform, interpret, and communicate diagnostic test results.
Consult and communicate with critical-care and interprofessional services about abnormal findings in patient evaluations.
Develop individualized plans of care, including patient and family teaching, disposition and discharge planning, and referrals to other members of the healthcare team.
Participate in physician and team rounds.
Identify unstable or complex patient-care situations and facilitate appropriate interventions and resources.
Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
Use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning in clinical decision-making to identify, evaluate, and manage the needs of patients and families.
Use basic equipment safely.
Coordinate appropriate services to facilitate patient discharge, disposition, or transfer.
Base decisions and actions on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care, and research findings.
Promote learning by responding to appropriate patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
Update professional knowledge throughout the year.
Complete all identified clinical competencies.
Mentor nursing personnel at all levels of clinical practice.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, providers, interdisciplinary teams, and ancillary services to support coordinated and efficient patient care.
Document plans of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely.
Adhere to WVU Medicine employee performance expectations in the areas of people, service, performance improvement, and shared values and culture.
Perform initial assessments and develop plans for new admissions in conjunction with the critical-care attending physician or team.
Ensure patient summaries, including problem lists, and orders are current, comprehensive, and accurate.
Ensure appropriate transition to the next team when a patient is ready to leave the intensive care unit.
Perform procedures as directed by the critical-care team or within scope of practice.
Desired Qualifications
ACGNP or ACNP certification is preferred; FNP certification will also be considered.
Acute-care or critical-care experience 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.
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Additional Job Description:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
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.
5. Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS) Certification required immediately upon hire (based on class availability).
EXPERIENCE:
1. Eligible new graduates will be considered.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. ACGNP certification or ACNP preferred, but would consider FNP.
EXPERIENCE:
1. Acute care, critical care experience 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 patients and families in the Inpatient/Critical care phase of hospitalization
2. With the collaboration of Critical Care staff or by following established protocol and/or scope of practice and privileging guidelines, orders additional tests or consults to medically manage the patient.
3. Performs, interprets and communicates results of diagnostic tests.
4. Consults and communicates with Critical Care and inter-professional services regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
5. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for patients that include teaching, establishing disposition/discharge planning and/or necessary referral to other members of the health care team.
6. Participates in physician/team rounds
7. Identifies unstable or complex patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention with appropriate resources.
8. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care
9. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families
10. Demonstrates the ability to utilize basic equipment in a safe manner.
11. Facilitates patient discharge disposition or transfer by coordination of appropriate services
12. Bases decisions made/actions taken on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.
13. Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readiness to learn.
14. Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
15. Completes all identified clinical competencies.
16. Mentors nursing personnel in all levels of clinical practice.
17. Communicates effectively with patients/families, providers interdisciplinary teams and ancillary services at all levels to assure coordinated efficient patient care.
18. Documents the plan of care, interventions and evaluations in a clear and concise manner.
19. Adheres to the established Performance Expectations for WVUM Employees in the areas of People, Service, Performance Improvement, and Shared Values & Culture
20. Performs initial assessment and develops plan for new admissions in conjunction with the critical care attending physician and/or team.
21. Ensures patient summary (i.e. Problem List) and orders are current, comprehensive and accurate.
22. Ensures appropriate transition to next team when patient is ready to leave the ICU
23. Performs appropriate procedures as directed by Critical Care Team and/or within scope of practice.
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, moving of patients, materials and equipment weighing 40+ pounds, Environmental Factors
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. Working 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. Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1. Proficiency with computers.
2. Strong communication skills.
For additional questions, please contact Ryan Groves, Senior Recruiter and Talent Advisor [email protected]
WVU & UHA are AA/EO employer - Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran - and WVU is the recipient of an NSF Advance award for gender equity
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
20
Shift:
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)
Company:
SMG System Medical Group
Cost Center:
7608 SMG Intensivist Wheeling
Address:
1 Medical Park DriveWheelingWest Virginia
Equal Opportunity Employer
West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS 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 WVUHS 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.