Part-Time
Advanced Practice Professional
Preoperative Evaluation Center
Posted on 5/9/2026
WVUMedicine
No salary listed
Morgantown, WV, USA
In Person
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Requirements
- Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing.
- 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 Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
- Preoperative and/or acute care experience preferred.
- Eligible new graduates will be considered.
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant required.
- Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant training program required.
- Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.
- Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
- American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
- Preoperative and/or acute care experience preferred.
- Eligible new graduates will be considered.
- Master’s Degree as Physician Assistant preferred.
Responsibilities
- Consultation service managing comprehensive and individualized care for preoperative patients and their families.
- Completes optimization evaluations with pre-procedure/pre-surgical evaluations.
- Completes integrated assessments.
- With the collaboration of preoperative faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.
- Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
- Consults and communicates with clinic, surgical and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
- Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.
- Facilitates patient optimization by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to surgery necessary for best outcomes (as applicable) in the perioperative phase of patient care.
- Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for preoperative patients, which includes teaching, surgical and medical planning and necessary referral to other members of the health care team as necessary.
- Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.
- Identifies unstable or complex preoperative patient care situations and initiates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.
- Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.
- Evaluates preoperative patients and serves as an optimization coordinator for follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).
- Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
- Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families.
- Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safe manner.
- Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientific principles, established standards of care, best outcomes and/or research findings.
- Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families and the community.
- Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readiness to learn.
- Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
- Completes all identified clinical competencies.
- Serves as a resource for staff caring for the preoperative patient.
- Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in area of expertise.
- Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, as appropriate in area of expertise.
- 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.
- Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectively achieve optimal patient outcomes based on improvements in care.
- Provides leadership in the development and implementation of changes in the preoperative practice that positively impact patient outcomes.
- Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to facilitate creative problem solving and provide professional support.
- Participates and initiates inter-disciplinary approaches to patient care, program development and education. Serves as a professional role model.
- Promotes and practices innovation of an expanded role in the delivery of care to preoperative patients and families throughout the inpatient hospitalization and the ambulatory setting.
- Participates and provides leadership for committees and task forces (as assigned).
- Documents hours and submits billing reports, as appropriate.
- Reviews and interprets preoperative 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.
- Participates in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
- Assists preoperative Faculty, Administrators and Directors in the collection of outcome measures.
- Other duties/projects as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
- ACNPs, CNSs and Family Nurse Practitioners will be considered.