Advanced Practice Professional - Critical Care Medicine / CVICU

About the role

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients and families in the inpatient/critical care phase of hospitalization and immediate post-transfer to stepdown, ward or discharge. They perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, peri-procedural services, and coordinate discharge planning to the next level of care (as applicable).

Responsibilities

• Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre-procedure/evaluations.
• Completes integrated assessments.
• Orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.
• Communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
• Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
• Performs and documents comprehensive clinical evaluations in the medical record.
• Counsels and educates patients and families on discharge or transfer planning.
• Evaluates critical care patients and coordinates follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).
• Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
• Documents the plan of care, interventions, and evaluations in a clear and concise manner for every patient visit in the patient's medical record.
• Collaborates with other leaders and staff to achieve patient outcome-based improvements in care.
• Serves as a resource person for staff caring for the critical care patient.
• Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in the area of expertise.
• Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, as appropriate in area of expertise.
• Reviews and interprets critical care 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.
• Participates in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
• Assists critical care faculty, administrators, and directors in the collection of outcome measures.

Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner: Graduate from a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing. National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers. Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) AND Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License issued by West Virginia Board of Nursing. American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
• Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant required. Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program required. Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine. American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner: Minimum qualifications include a Master’s Degree in Nursing, National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers, and a current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or a multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Physician Assistant: Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant, graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program, and certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants.

Skills

• Proficiency with computers.
• Strong communication skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Varied (United States of America).