Advanced Practice Professional - PICU

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for pediatric ICU patients and their families in the inpatient phase of hospitalization.
• 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 hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
• Documents findings in medical record.
• Facilitates patient discharge and/or follow-up by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
• Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
• Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for pediatric ICU patients, which includes immediate pre and postoperative care, teaching, discharge planning and necessary referral to other members of the health care team as necessary.
• Evaluates pediatric ICU patients and serves as a coordinator for student medical/nursing education regarding management, performing appropriate procedures and interpretation of diagnostic studies.
• Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
• Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families.
• Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient/family teaching and collaborates with the nursing and clinical staff in the completion of education plan.
• Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
• Completes all identified clinical competencies.
• Serves as a resource person for staff and student learners caring for the pediatric ICU patient.
• Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in area of expertise.
• Mentors nursing personnel, medical/nursing learners and student learners in all levels of clinical practice.
• Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, as appropriate in area of expertise.
• Communicates effectively with patients/families, physician interdisciplinary team members, medical/nursing learners, student learners and ancillary services at all levels to assure coordinated efficient patient care.
• 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/UHA policies and compliance standards for documentation.
• Documents all interventions in the patient’s medical record following approved hospital/UHA policies and compliance standards for documentation.
• Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectively achieve patient outcome based improvements in care.
• Provides leadership in the development and implantation of changes in the pediatric ICU practice to the interdisciplinary team and student learners that positively impact patient outcomes.
• Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to facilitate creative problem solving and provide professional support.
• Participates and initiates interdisciplinary approaches to patient care, program development and education.
• Serves as a professional role model.
• Participates and provides leadership for education, committees and task forces.
• Documents hours and submits billing reports, as appropriate.
• Participates in the WVUH/UHA Performance Improvement Plan.
• Applies information from Performance Improvement activities, changing practice as necessary, to improve care provided to patients.
• Reviews and interprets pediatric ICU 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 Faculty, Administrators and Directors in the collection of outcome measures.
• Adheres to the established Performance Expectations for UHA Employees in the areas of People, Service, Performance Improvement, and Shared Values & Culture.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing (or MEC approved equivalent).
• 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.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
• Pediatric ICU, acute care or pediatric experience preferred.
• Eligible new graduates will be considered.
• PNP-AC preferred; PNP-PC or FNP would be considered with additional certification at the discretion of the department.
• PALS at the discretion of the department.
• Master’s level degree as Physician Assistant preferred.
• PALS at the discretion of the department.

Skills

• Proficiency with computers.
• Strong communication skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

TBD.

Schedule

Varied.

Contact Information

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