Advanced Practice Professional- Hospitalist

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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.

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Additional POSITION SUMMARY: The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) has coordination and clinical skills required for the comprehensive management of hospitalized patients. The APP coordinates involvement of medical/surgical specialty teams necessary to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, peri-operative services, and coordinates ambulatory management and/or discharge planning/follow-up (as applicable). The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students.

Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable. Such service may include, but are not limited to.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER:EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

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Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master's Degree in Nursing.

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National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers.

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Licensure or eligibility for licensure, as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse in West Virginia.

4.

American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support

training at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE:

1.

Acute care or hospitalist experience preferred.

2.

Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1.

ACNP or AGACNP preferred, but FNPs will be considered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1.

Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant

required.

2.

Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program required.

3.

Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.

4.

Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of

Osteopathic Medicine.

5.

American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support

training at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE:

1.

Acute care or hospitalist experience preferred.

2.

Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1.

Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant preferred.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

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Manages comprehensive and individualized care for hospitalized patients and their families in the inpatient phase of hospitalization and planning disposition for immediate post discharge in the ambulatory setting.

2.

Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre-procedure/evaluations.

3.

Completes integrated assessments.

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With the collaboration of hospitalist faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.

5.

Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.

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Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.

7.

Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.

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Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).

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Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for hospitalized patients which includes teaching, discharge planning (as applicable) and necessary referral to other members of the health care team as necessary.

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Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.

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Identifies unstable or complex hospitalized patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.

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Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.

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Evaluates general medicine patients and serves as a coordinator for follow up, procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).

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Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).

15.

Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families.

16.

Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safe manner.

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Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.

18.

Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families and the community.

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Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readiness to learn.

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Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.

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Completes all identified clinical competencies.

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Serves as a resource person for staff caring for the hospitalized patient.

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Provides educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in area of expertise.

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Participates in community programs, distribution of literature, as appropriate in area of expertise.