Advance Practice Professional - Rapid Care - Highlands Clinic

West Virginia University; Triadelphia (WV); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

West Virginia University Health System in Triadelphia is seeking an Advanced Practice Professional to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care as part of an interdisciplinary team. You will assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients within scope, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

The role requires a Master’s in Nursing, national APRN certification, WV licensure or eligibility, and BLS with ALS/ACLS as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing.
• National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers.
• Current licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
• Basic Life Support Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support (ALS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training as determined by the department.

Responsibilities

• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, including x-ray and POClab tests.
• Examines patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
• Instructs and counsels patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, growth and development, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
• Interprets diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
• Makes diagnosis and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
• Records patient medical data in Meditech EMR.
• Performs injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care.
• Prescribes therapy or medications electronically when available.
• Educates, instructs and coordinates activities with the medical assistant(s) during care and treatment.
• Provides emergency support following established policies and procedures.
• Communicates with staff and administration in support of operations.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

National APRN Certification

West Virginia APRN licensure or eligibility

Tools

Meditech EMR

Job description

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:

Job Description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’sDegree in Nursing
• National Certification by one of the recognized APRNCertification Centers
• Current licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professionalRegistered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in WestVirginia
• Basic Life Support Certification required with additionalAdvanced Life Support (ALS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)training at the discretion of the department.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

EXPERIENCE:

• Acute care, surgical, critical care, or trauma experience

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The statements describedhere are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray and POClab tests.
• Examines patients to obtain information about their physicalcondition.
• Instructs and counsels patients about prescribed therapeuticregimens, normal growth and development, emotional problems ofdaily living, and health maintenance.
• Interprets diagnostic test results for deviations fromnormal.
• Makes diagnosis and decisions about management and treatment ofpatients.
• Obtains, compiles and records patient medical data, includinghealth history, progress notes and results of physical examinationutilizing the Meditech EMR.
• Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections,immunizations, suturing and wound care and infectionmanagement.
• Prescribes therapy or medication – electronically whenavailable.
• Educates, instructs and coordinates activities with the medicalassistant(s) as needed during the care and treatment ofpatients.
• Provides emergency support following established policies andprocedures.
• Communicates with staff, medical staff and administration insupport of operations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described hereare representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Near Vision Required.
• Normal Hearing Required.
• Manual Dexterity Required.
• Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving,stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materialsand equipment.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristicsdescribed here are representative of those an employee encounterswhile performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Cognizant of environmental factors, infection control issues,and maintains a safe environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates competency as appropriate in patient careassessment for each patient population area served: Neonatal,Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center:

500 SMG Administration

Address:

300 Wharton Circle

Triadelphia

West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries(collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer andcomplies with all applicable federal, state, and local fairemployment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does nottolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any othercovered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, nationalorigin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy,sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mentaldisability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service inthe uniformed services, genetic information, or any othercharacteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or locallaw. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives areprohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policyapplies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, butnot limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline,compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.