WVU Medicine

Academic health system

Advanced Practice Professional – Neurosurgery - Outpatient

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

About the Job

Requirements

For the nurse practitioner path, graduate from a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a Master's Degree in Nursing.
For the nurse practitioner path, hold national certification from a recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification center.
For the nurse practitioner path, 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.
For the physician assistant path, hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree as a Physician Assistant and graduate from an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant-approved training program.
For the physician assistant path, hold certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants.
For the physician assistant path, hold or be eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine or West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
Demonstrate proficiency with computers.
Neurosurgery or acute care experience is preferred; eligible new graduates will be considered.
For nurse practitioners seeking operating-room first-assist privileges, complete an Association of periOperative Registered Nurses-approved Registered Nurse First Assistant certificate program and obtain a passing grade.
A Master's-level degree as a Physician Assistant is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, patient-centered care as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing patients within the scope of practice and specialty.
Coordinate comprehensive management of outpatient and ambulatory neurosurgery patients, including biological, social, and psychological assessments; coordinate specialty-team involvement, review and direct plans of care with the clinical team, perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and coordinate ongoing management.
Participate in educating residents and medical and nursing students.
Manage individualized care for neurosurgery patients and their families in the ambulatory setting.
Complete acute assessments, pre-procedure evaluations, surgical evaluations, and ongoing follow-up in the ambulatory setting.
Complete integrated evaluations and treatment and surgical plans.
In collaboration with neurosurgery faculty or under established clinical guidelines and protocols, order additional tests or consultations as appropriate.
Perform diagnostic tests and communicate results in accordance with clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
Consult and communicate with clinic and hospital staff about abnormal evaluation findings.
Conduct comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
Coordinate appropriate services and tests before admission and for outpatient clinic follow-up appointments, as applicable.
Develop individualized care plans, including teaching, disposition planning, follow-up, and referrals to other healthcare-team members as needed.
Care for patients across the age continuum consistent with education and certification.
Identify unstable or complex neurosurgery care situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in the clinic or hospital.
Recognize emergencies and initiate effective emergency care.
Evaluate neurosurgery patients and coordinate follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting, as applicable; provide acute and ongoing ambulatory care.
Assist in collecting outcome measures, as 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 scientific principles, standards of care, and research findings.
Use teaching and learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies to educate nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community.
Facilitate learning by responding to patient and family 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 neurosurgery patients and provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in the area of expertise.
Participate in community programs and distribute literature as appropriate to the area of expertise.
Document the plan of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely for every patient visit, following approved hospital and University Health Associates policies and documentation standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve patient outcome-based improvements in care.
Lead development and implementation of changes in neurosurgery practice that positively affect patient outcomes.
Collaborate with medical and nursing staff to solve problems and provide professional support.
Participate in and initiate interdisciplinary patient-care, program-development, and education approaches; serve as a professional role model.
Promote innovation in the expanded role delivering care to neurosurgery patients and families during inpatient hospitalization and in ambulatory settings.
Participate in and provide leadership for committees and task forces.
Document hours and submit billing reports as appropriate.
Review and interpret neurosurgery 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 needed.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
Assist neurosurgery faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.
Perform other assigned duties and projects.

Desired Qualifications

Complete an Association of periOperative Registered Nurses-approved Registered Nurse First Assistant certificate program and obtain a passing grade if requesting operating-room first-assist privileges.
Hold a Master's-level degree as a Physician Assistant.

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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 Advanced Practice Professional (APP) has coordination and clinical skills required for the comprehensive management of outpatient/ambulatory neurosurgery patients, (including biological, social, and psychological assessments). The APP coordinates involvement of medical specialty teams necessary to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and coordinates ongoing management of neurosurgical patients. The APP participates in 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. Such service may include but are not limited to:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER:

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.American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the

department.

EXPERIENCE:

1.Neurosurgery or acute care experience preferred.

2.Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1.APRNs requesting to be privileged as OR First Assists in peri-operative services will be required to complete an ANOR approved

RNFA Certificate program and obtain a passing grade.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1.Bachelor’s Degree as Physician Assistant or Master’s Degree as Physician Assistant required.

2.Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program required.

3.Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.

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

5.American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the

department.

EXPERIENCE:

1.Neurosurgery or acute care experience preferred.

2.Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1.Master’s level degree as Physician Assistant 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 neurosurgery patients and their families in the ambulatory setting.

2.Completes acute assessments, pre-procedure and compiles surgical evaluations and ongoing follow-up in the ambulatory setting.

3.Completes integrated and comprehensive evaluations and treatment/surgical plans.

4.With the collaboration of neurosurgery faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.

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

6.Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.

7.Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.

8.Facilitates patient management by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to admission and necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).

9.Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for neurosurgery patients, which includes teaching, disposition planning follow-up and necessary referral to other members of the health care team, as necessary.

10.Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.

11.Identifies unstable or complex neurosurgery patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.

12.Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.

13.Evaluates neurosurgery patients and serves as a coordinator for follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable). Provides acute and ongoing care of the neurosurgery patient in the ambulatory setting.

14.Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).

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

16.Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safe manner.

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

18.Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community.

19.Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities, and 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 the neurosurgery patient.

23.Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in area of expertise.

24.Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, as appropriate in area of expertise.

25.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.

26.Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectively achieve patient outcome-based improvements in care.

27.Provides leadership in the development and implantation of changes in the neurosurgery practice that positively impact patient 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, program development and education. Serves as a professional role model.

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

31.Participates and provides leadership for committees and task forces.

32.Documents hours and submits billing reports, as appropriate.

33.Reviews and interprets neurosurgery 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.

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

35.Assists neurosurgery Faculty, 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.

1.Heavy/Hard Work: Work requires strength 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 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.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.Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1.Proficiency with computers.

2.Strong communication skills.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:

8115 UHA Neuro Neurosurgery Charleston

Address:

4605 Maccorkle Ave SWSouth CharlestonWest 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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