Full-Time
Advanced Practice Professional
Pulmonary, Outpatient
WVU Medicine
No salary listed
Uniontown, PA, USA
In Person
Bachelor's, Master's
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Nursing
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Patient Education
Requirements
- Graduate of a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited nursing program with a Master's Degree in Nursing, for the nurse practitioner pathway.
- National certification by one of the recognized Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification centers, for the nurse practitioner pathway.
- Licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia, for the nurse practitioner pathway.
- Bachelor's Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable, for the physician assistant pathway.
- Graduate of an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant-approved physician assistant training program, for the physician assistant pathway.
- Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, for the physician assistant pathway.
- Licensure or eligibility for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine, for the physician assistant pathway.
- Basic Life Support certification is required, with additional Advanced Life Support training at the department's discretion.
- Pulmonary or acute care experience is preferred.
- Applicants must be licensed or eligible for the applicable professional license in West Virginia.
- Proficiency with computers.
- Ability to lift, move, stoop, reach, position patients, and carry patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 or more pounds.
- Ability to work protracted or irregular hours and in environments involving biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.
Responsibilities
- Manage comprehensive and individualized care for pulmonary patients and their families during hospitalization, immediately after discharge as applicable, and in the ambulatory setting.
- Complete daily rounds, consultations, and pre-procedure evaluations.
- Complete integrated assessments.
- Order additional tests or consultations with pulmonary faculty collaboration 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 clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal patient evaluation findings.
- Perform comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
- Facilitate patient discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests needed for outpatient follow-up appointments.
- Develop individualized pulmonary patient care plans including teaching, discharge planning, ambulatory follow-up, and referrals to other healthcare team members.
- Care for patients across the age continuum covered by the practitioner's education and certification.
- Identify unstable or complex pulmonary patient-care situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in clinic or hospital settings.
- Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
- Evaluate pulmonary patients and coordinate follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting as applicable.
- Assist with collection of outcome measures as applicable.
- Apply 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.
- Provide education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community using appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
- Promote an environment that supports learning by responding to patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
- Update professional knowledge throughout the year.
- Complete all 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 literature as appropriate in the area of expertise.
- Document each patient's plan of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in the medical record according to approved policies and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve patient-outcome-based improvements in care.
- Lead the 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, and serve as a professional role model.
- Promote innovation in the expanded role and delivery of care 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, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost-per-case reports, and recommend or implement changes as necessary.
- Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the principal investigator.
- Assist pulmonary faculty, administrators, and directors with collection of outcome measures.
- Perform other assigned duties and projects.
Desired Qualifications
- ACNP or FNP credentials are considered.
- Pulmonary or acute care experience is preferred.
- For the physician assistant pathway, a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree as a Physician Assistant is preferred.