WVU Medicine

Academic health system

Advanced Practice Provider - Emergency Medicine

Advanced Practice ProvidersPosted on Nov 13

Full-timeWeirton, WV, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

For the nurse practitioner pathway, a Master’s Degree in Nursing from a CCNE-accredited nursing program is required.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, national certification by a recognized APRN certification center is required.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia is required.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and ATLS certifications are required.
For the physician assistant pathway, a Bachelor's or Master's Degree as a Physician Assistant and graduation from an ARC-PA-approved Physician Assistant training program are required.
For the physician assistant pathway, certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants is required.
For the physician assistant pathway, licensure or eligibility for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine or West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine is required.
For the physician assistant pathway, American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and ATLS certifications are required.
Proficiency with computers is required.
The position requires strength and stamina to lift, move, stoop, reach, and position patients, and to stand, walk, and carry patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 or more pounds.
The position involves working closely with others, protracted or irregular hours, biohazards, infectious diseases, deceased persons, hands in water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, patient-centered care as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing patients within scope of practice and specialty while delivering evidence-based care and supporting clinical, educational, and operational goals.
Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of professional licensing or certification authorities and applicable hospital privileges.
Manage comprehensive, individualized care for emergency medicine patients and their families in the department of emergency medicine and immediately after discharge in the ambulatory setting; coordinate hospitalization when necessary.
Complete pre-procedure evaluations and integrated assessments.
In collaboration with emergency medicine faculty or according to established clinical guidelines and protocols, order additional tests or consultations as appropriate.
Perform diagnostic tests and communicate results according to established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
Consult and communicate with department of emergency medicine clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal evaluation findings.
Perform concise, comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
Facilitate patient discharge by coordinating services and tests needed before discharge for outpatient clinic follow-up, as applicable.
Develop individualized plans of care, including teaching, discharge planning, referrals to other healthcare team members, and admission when necessary.
Care for patients across the age continuum in accordance with education and certification.
Identify unstable or complex emergency medicine situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in the department of emergency medicine.
Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
Evaluate emergency medicine patients and coordinate follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting or upon admission, as applicable.
Assist in collecting outcome measures, as applicable.
Use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage individual patient and family needs in clinical decision-making.
Use equipment safely and base decisions and actions on relevant scientific principles, established 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.
Promote a learning environment by responding to appropriate patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
Update professional knowledge throughout the year and complete all identified clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff caring for emergency medicine 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 each patient's plan of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in the medical record in accordance with hospital policies and documentation standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff to achieve improvements in patient outcomes and care.
Lead development and implementation of emergency medicine practice changes 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 delivering care to emergency medicine 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 emergency medicine data, including patient registry, 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 emergency medicine faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.
Perform other assigned duties and projects.

Desired Qualifications

Acute care or emergency medicine experience is preferred.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, ACNP or FNP is considered.
For the nurse practitioner pathway, American Heart Association PALS certification is encouraged.
For the physician assistant pathway, master's-level education as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable, is preferred.
For the physician assistant pathway, American Heart Association PALS certification is encouraged.

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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:

Additional Job Description

WVUHS and the department of Emergency Medicine seek a full-time APP to join our team.

This position is located at Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, WV.

Duties include, but are not limited to: 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, ACLS and ATLS certification required.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Acute care or emergency medicine experience preferred.

2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. ACNP or FNP considered.

2. American Heart Association PALS certification is encouraged.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor’s Degree or Master’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, ACLS and ATLS certification required.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Acute care or emergency medicine experience preferred.

2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant preferred.

2. American Heart Association PALS certification is encouraged.

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 emergency medicine patients and their families in the DEM and immediate post discharge in the ambulatory setting. Coordinates hospitalization if necessary.

2. Completes pre-procedure evaluations.

3. Completes integrated assessments.

4. With the collaboration of emergency medicine 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 DEM 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 DEM discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).

9. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for emergency medicine patients, which includes teaching, discharge planning and necessary referral to other members of the health care team or admission as necessary.

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

11. Identifies unstable or complex emergency medicine patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the DEM setting.

12. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.

13. Evaluates emergency medicine patients and serves as a coordinator for follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting or upon admission (as applicable).

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 emergency medicine 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 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 emergency medicine 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 emergency medicine 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 emergency medicine 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 emergency medicine 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:

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center:

7159 SMG Emergency Department WMCP

Address:

601 Colliers WayWeirtonWest 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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