Advanced Practice Professional - Urology

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.

Responsibilities

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients and their families in the inpatient phase of hospitalization and immediate post discharge in the ambulatory setting.
• 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 planning and necessary referrals to other members of the health care team.
• Evaluates patients and serves as a coordinator for follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).
• Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
• Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.
• Identifies unstable or complex patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.
• Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency 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 policies and compliance standards for documentation.
• Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectively achieve patient outcome based improvements in care.
• Participates and provides leadership for committees and task forces.
• Reviews and interprets 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.

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 or applicable state.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing.
• Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant training program.
• Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant required.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine or applicable state.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

Skills

• Proficiency with computers.
• Strong communication skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Shift: United States of America (Exempt)