Nurse Practitioner- Wheeling Trauma Service

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. Work Here. Thrive Here.

Responsibilities

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients and families in the Inpatient/Critical care phase of hospitalization
• Collaborates with Critical Care or follows established protocol to order additional tests or consults to complete the preoperative and/or pre-procedure workup
• Performs, interprets, and communicates results of common diagnostic tests
• Consults and communicates with Critical Care and surgical services regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients
• Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for patients that include teaching, discharge planning, and necessary referrals to other members of the health care team
• Participates in physician/team rounds
• Identifies unstable or complex patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention with appropriate resources
• Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care
• Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation, and management of the individual needs of patients/families
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize basic equipment in a safe manner
• Facilitates patient discharge/transfer by coordination of appropriate services
• Bases decisions made/actions taken on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care, and/or research findings
• Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn
• Updates own knowledge base throughout the year
• Completes all identified clinical competencies
• Mentors nursing personnel in all levels of clinical practice
• Communicates effectively with patients/families, physicians, 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
• Adheres to the established Performance Expectations for WVU-UHA Employees in the areas of People, Service, Performance Improvement, and Shared Values & Culture
• Performs initial assessment and develops plan for new admissions in conjunction with the critical care attending physician
• Ensures patient summary (i.e. Problem List) and orders are current
• Ensures appropriate transition to next team when patient is ready to leave the ICU
• Performs appropriate procedures as directed by Critical Care Team and within scope of practice

Qualifications

• Graduate from 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
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• FNP, ACGNP certification or ACNP required, but would consider FNP willing to complete either certification within first full credentialing cycle

Experience

• Acute care, critical care experience preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency with computers
• Strong communication skills

Physical Requirements

• Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing, walking, moving of patients, materials and equipment weighing 40+ pounds, Environmental Factors

Working Environment

• Working closely with others
• Working protracted or irregular hours
• Working around biohazards
• Working around infectious diseases
• Working with or near the deceased
• Working with hands in water
• Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment

Company

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center

7800 SMG Provider Trauma Coordination WH

West Virginia University Health System

Address: 1 Medical Park Drive Wheeling West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.