Advanced Practice Professional - Cardiology

West Virginia University; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UHA University Health Associates in Weirton, WV seeks an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) to provide cardiology patient care, coordinating with medical and surgical teams to develop comprehensive plans.

The APP will perform rounds, assessments, orders tests, coordinate discharge planning and education, and participate in resident and student education, delivering evidence-based care in an interdisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• 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.
• BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

Responsibilities

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for cardiology patients and their families during inpatient hospitalization and ambulatory care.
• Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre-procedure evaluations.
• Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established guidelines.
• Collaborates with cardiology faculty and other staff; coordinates post-discharge planning and follow-up.
• Provides education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients and families.
• Documents plan of care and evaluations in the medical record and participates in quality improvement.

Skills

Computers

Communication

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

APRN Certification

WV APRN Licensure

BLS Certification

ACLS/ALS Training

Job description

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality,patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinaryhealthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses,and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses,treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice andarea of specialty. The APP is responsible for deliveringevidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes,maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supportingthe clinical, educational, and operational goals of the departmentand organization.

Additional Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP)has coordination and clinical skills required for the comprehensivemanagement of cardiology patients, (including biological, socialand psychological assessments). The APP coordinates involvement ofmedical/surgical specialty teams necessary to develop acomprehensive plan for the patient and reviews the plan of carewith the other members of the clinical team, participates indirecting that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures,peri-operative services, and coordinates ambulatory managementand/or discharge planning/follow-up (as applicable). The APPparticipates in the education of residents and medical/nursingstudents.

Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certificationauthority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable. Suchservice 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’sDegree in Nursing
2. National Certification by one of the recognized APRNCertification Centers
3. Licensure, or eligibility for licensure, as a professionalRegistered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in WestVirginia.
4. BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Supporttraining at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE

1. Acute care or cardiology experience preferred.
2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE

1. ACNP preferred, but FNPs will be considered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE

1. Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable)Physician Assistant required.
2. Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) trainingprogram required.
3. Certification by the National Commission for Certification ofPhysician Assistants required.
4. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board ofMedicine.
5. BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Supporttraining at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE

1. Acute care or cardiology 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.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manages comprehensive and individualized care for cardiologypatients and their families in the inpatient phase ofhospitalization and immediate post discharge in the ambulatorysetting.
2. Completes daily rounds; consults and/orpre-procedure/evaluations.
3. Completes integrated assessments.
4. With the collaboration of cardiology faculty or by followingestablished clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additionaltests or consults as deemed appropriate.
5. Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests followingestablished clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
6. Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staffregarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
7. Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations anddocuments findings in medical record.
8. Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriateservices and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatientfollow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
9. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care forcardiology patients which includes teaching, discharge planning (asapplicable) and necessary referral to other members of the healthcare team as necessary.
10. Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the agecontinuum of their educational experience and certification.
11. Identifies unstable or complex cardiology patient caresituations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinicand/or hospital setting.
12. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effectiveemergency care.
13. Evaluates cardiology patients and serves as a coordinator forfollow up, procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (asapplicable).
14. Assists in the collection of outcome measures (asapplicable).
15. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skillsin clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation andmanagement of the individual needs of patients/families.
16. Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safemanner.
17. Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientificprinciples, established standards of care and/or researchfindings.
18. Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teachingstrategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospitalstaff, students, patients, families and the community.
19. Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by respondingto appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readinessto 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 cardiologypatient.
23. Provides educational programs to professional andparaprofessional 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 aclear and concise manner for every patient visit in the patient’smedical record following approved hospital/UHA policies andcompliance standards for documentation.
26. Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectivelyachieve patient outcome-based improvements in care.
27. Provides leadership in the development and implantation ofchanges in the cardiology practice that positively impact patientoutcomes.
28. Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff tofacilitate creative problem solving and provide professionalsupport.
29. Participates and initiates inter-disciplinary approaches topatient care, program development and education. Serves as aprofessional role model.
30. Promotes and practices innovation of the expanded role in thedelivery of care to cardiology patients and families throughout theinpatient hospitalization, and the ambulatory setting.
31. Participates and provides leadership for committees and taskforces.
32. Documents hours and submits billing reports, asappropriate.
33. Reviews and interprets cardiology data from sources such aspatient registries, clinical and financial reports, length of stay,access to care, and cost per case reports and recommends/implementschanges as necessary.
34. Participates in clinical trials and research studies with thePrincipal Investigator.
35. Assists cardiology Faculty, Administrators and Directors in thecollection of outcome measures.
36. Other duties/projects as assigned.

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.

1. Heavy/Hard Work

Work requires strength and/or stamina,lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients,standing, walking, and carrying of patients, materials andequipment weighting 40+ pounds.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics describedhere are representative of those an employee encounters whileperforming the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.

• Working closely with others.
• Protracted or irregular hours.
• Working around biohazards.
• Working around infectious diseases.
• Working with or near the deceased.
• Working with hands in water.
• Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proficiency with computers.
• Strong communication skills.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

Exempt/Non-Exempt

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center

7939 UHA HVI Weirton

Address

601 Colliers Way

Weirton

West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively"UHA") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with allapplicable federal, state, and local fair employment practiceslaws. UHA strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discriminationagainst employees, applicants, or any other covered persons becauseof 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 uniformedservices, genetic information, or any other characteristicprotected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All UHAemployees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited fromengaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to allterms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to,hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits,and termination of employment.