WVU Medicine

Academic health system

Advanced Practice Professional - Pulmonary/ICU, Nocturnist

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Full-timeSouth Charleston, WV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

For the nurse practitioner pathway, graduate from a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a Master's Degree in Nursing.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, hold national certification from a recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification center.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, hold or be eligible for licensure as a 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.
For the physician assistant pathway, hold a Bachelor's Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable.
For the physician assistant pathway, graduate from an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant-approved training program.
For the physician assistant pathway, hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
For the physician assistant pathway, hold or be eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
Pulmonary or acute care experience is preferred; eligible new graduates will be considered.
Computer proficiency is required.
Provide strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

Manage comprehensive and individualized care for pulmonary patients and their families during inpatient hospitalization, immediately after discharge when applicable, and in ambulatory settings.
Complete daily rounds, consultations, and pre-procedure evaluations.
Complete integrated assessments.
In collaboration with pulmonary faculty or by following established clinical guidelines and protocols, order additional tests or consultations when appropriate.
Perform diagnostic tests and communicate results in accordance with established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
Consult and communicate with clinic and hospital staff about abnormal findings in patient evaluations.
Conduct comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
Coordinate appropriate services and tests before discharge to facilitate outpatient follow-up appointments when applicable.
Develop individualized pulmonary care plans that include education, discharge planning, ambulatory follow-up, and referrals to other healthcare team members as needed.
Provide care to patients across the age continuum appropriate to the practitioner's education and certification.
Identify unstable or complex pulmonary care situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in clinic or hospital settings.
Recognize emergencies and initiate effective emergency care.
Evaluate pulmonary patients and coordinate follow-up procedures and tests in ambulatory settings when applicable.
Assist with collection of outcome measures when applicable.
Use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage individual patient and family needs.
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.
Support patient and family learning by responding to appropriate 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 pulmonary patients.
Provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in the area of expertise.
Participate in community programs and distribute relevant literature as appropriate.
Document each patient's care plan, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in the medical record according to approved hospital and UHA policies and documentation standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff on improvements to patient outcomes and care.
Lead development and implementation of changes in pulmonary 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, serving as a professional role model.
Promote innovation in the expanded role of care delivery to pulmonary 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 pulmonary data from patient registries and clinical and financial reports, including length of stay, access to care, and cost per case; recommend and implement changes as necessary.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
Assist pulmonary faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.
Perform other assigned duties and projects.

Desired Qualifications

For nurse practitioners, Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and Family Nurse Practitioners are considered.
For physician assistants, a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree as a Physician Assistant is preferred.
Pulmonary or acute 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.

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.

Work Here. Thrive Here.

Additional Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY: The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) has coordination and clinical skillsrequiredfor the comprehensive management ofpulmonarypatients, (including biological, social,nutritionaland psychologicalassessments). The APP coordinates involvement of medical specialty teams necessary to develop a comprehensive plan for thepatient, andreviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and coordinates dischargeplanning (as applicable) and outpatient management. The APPparticipatesin 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. Suchservicemayinclude, butare not limited to.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program withMaster’s Degreein Nursing.

National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers.

Licensureor eligibility for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.

BLS CertificationrequiredwithadditionalAdvanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE:

Pulmonary or acute careexperience preferred.

Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

ACNPsor FNPs considered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant 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.

BLS CertificationrequiredwithadditionalAdvanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE:

Pulmonaryor acute care experiencepreferred.

Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

Bachelor’s Degree as Physician Assistant orMaster’s Degreeas Physician Assistant required.

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 forpulmonarypatients and their familiesduring the inpatient phase of hospitalizationimmediatelypost discharge(as applicable)andin the ambulatory setting.

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

Completes integrated assessments.

With the collaboration ofpulmonaryfaculty 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 clinic and hospital staffregardingabnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.

Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medicalrecord.

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

Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care forpulmonarypatients, which includes teaching, discharge planning,ambulatoryfollow-upand necessary referral to other members of the health careteamas necessary.

10.

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

11.

Identifiesunstable or complexpulmonarypatient care situations andfacilitatesappropriate interventionin the clinic and/or hospital setting.

12.

Recognizesemergency situations andinitiateseffective emergency care.

13.

Evaluatespulmonarypatients and serves as a coordinator for follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).

14.

Assistsin the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).

15.

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

16.

Demonstrates the ability toutilizeequipment in a safe manner.

17.

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

18.

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

19.

Promotes an environment thatfacilitateslearning by responding toappropriate patient/familypreferences,prioritiesand 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 thepulmonarypatient.

23.

Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel inareaof expertise.

24.

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

25.

Documents the plan of care,interventionsand evaluations in a clear and concise manner for every patient visit in the patient’smedical record following approved hospital/UHA policies and compliance standards for documentation.

26.

Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectively achieve patientoutcome basedimprovements in care.

27.

Provides leadership in the development and implantation of changes in thepulmonarypractice that positivelyimpactpatient 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, programdevelopmentand education. Serves as a professional role model.

30.

Promotes and practices innovation of the expanded role in the delivery of care topulmonarypatients and families throughout the inpatient hospitalization, and the ambulatory setting.

31.

Participates and provides leadership for committees and task forces.

32.

Documents hours andsubmitsbilling reports, as appropriate.

33.

Reviews and interpretspulmonarydata 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.

34.

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

35.

AssistspulmonaryFaculty, 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.

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:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center:

8628 THSP Pulmonary Associates of Charleston

Address:

4605 Maccorkle Ave SWSouth CharlestonWest 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.

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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