Advanced Practice Provider- Pulmonary Critical Care

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. This position involves comprehensive management of pulmonary patients, including biological, social, nutritional, and psychological assessments, coordination of medical specialty teams, development of comprehensive care plans, performance of diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, discharge planning, outpatient management, and participation in the education of residents and medical/nursing students.

Schedule

Inpatient role. 15 shifts per month, 7 pm–7 am. No call required. Scheduled weekly hours: 40. Exempt position.

Responsibilities

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for pulmonary patients and their families during the inpatient phase of hospitalization, immediately post-discharge (as applicable), and in the ambulatory setting
• Completes daily rounds, consults, and/or pre-procedure evaluations
• Completes integrated assessments
• Orders additional tests or consults in collaboration with pulmonary faculty or by following established clinical guidelines and protocols
• Performs and 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 patient evaluations
• Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in the medical record
• Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments
• Develops comprehensive individualized plans of care for pulmonary patients, including teaching, discharge planning, ambulatory follow-up, and necessary referrals
• Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification
• Identifies unstable or complex pulmonary patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in clinic and/or hospital settings
• Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care
• Evaluates pulmonary patients and serves as coordinator for follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable)
• Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable)
• Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making
• Demonstrates ability to utilize equipment in a safe manner
• Bases decisions and actions on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care, and/or research findings
• Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community
• Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to patient/family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn
• Updates own knowledge base throughout the year and completes all identified clinical competencies
• Serves as a resource person for staff caring for pulmonary patients
• Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in area of expertise
• Participates in community programs and distribution of literature as appropriate
• Documents the plan of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely for every patient visit following approved policies and compliance standards
• Collaborates with other leaders and staff to achieve patient outcome-based improvements in care
• Provides leadership in development and implementation of changes in pulmonary practice that positively impact patient outcomes
• Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to facilitate creative problem solving and provide professional support
• Participates in and initiates interdisciplinary approaches to patient care, program development, and education
• Serves as a professional role model
• Promotes and practices innovation of the expanded role in delivery of care to pulmonary patients and families
• Participates in and provides leadership for committees and task forces
• Documents hours and submits billing reports as appropriate
• Reviews and interprets pulmonary data from patient registries, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost per case reports; recommends and implements changes as necessary
• Participates in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator
• Assists pulmonary faculty, administrators, and directors in collection of outcome measures
• Performs other duties/projects as assigned

Requirements

Nurse Practitioner

• 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 state of practice
• BLS Certification required; additional Advanced Life Support training at department discretion
• Pulmonary or acute care experience preferred; eligible new graduates will be considered
• ACNPs or FNPs considered (preferred)

Physician Assistant

• Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant required (Master’s Degree as Physician Assistant also accepted)
• Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant training program required
• Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure by the Board of Medicine in state of practice
• BLS Certification required; additional Advanced Life Support training at department discretion

Physical requirements

Heavy/Hard Work: Requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing, walking, and carrying of patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40+ pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Working environment

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Skills

• Proficiency with computers
• Strong communication skills

Employer: SMG System Medical Group (Cost Center 8919 SMG Pulmonary Reynolds), 800 Wheeling Avenue, Glen Dale, West Virginia.