Advanced Practice Professional - Rapid Care - Keyser, WV

About the role

The West Virginia University Health System, the state's largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements. Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.

Responsibilities

• Provides healthcare services, under the supervision of a physician.
• Cares for patients by conducting complete physicals, providing treatment, and counseling patients.
• May prescribe medicine.
• Maintains an effective professional relationship with patients, families, co-workers, medical staff, and administration.
• Works to create a culture of service excellence.

Requirements

• 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.
• Basic Life Support Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support (ALS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training at the discretion of the department.
• Acute care, surgical, critical care, or trauma experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing.
• Licenses/Certifications: 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 at the discretion of the department.
• Experience: Acute care, surgical, critical care, or trauma experience preferred.

Skills

Competency as appropriate in patient care assessment for each patient population area served: Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray and POC lab tests.
• Examines patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
• Instructs and counsels patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal 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.
• Obtains, compiles and records patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination utilizing the Meditech EMR.
• Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care and infection management.
• Prescribes therapy or medication – electronically when available.
• Educates, instructs and coordinates activities with the medical assistant(s) as needed during the care and treatment of patients.
• Provides emergency support following established policies and procedures.
• Communicates with staff, medical staff and administration in support of operations.

Physical Requirements

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

Working Environment

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