Advanced Practice Professional | Cardiothoracic Surgery | Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg

Position: ADVANCED PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL | Cardiothoracic Surgery | Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg[...]
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* POSITION SUMMARY:

** Coordinates and manages the care of the CT surgery patient across the continuum of care. Works in collaboration with the CT Surgery providers to ensure comprehensive acute/ long-term care for patients managed by the service. Helps develop the team to meet quality and performance measures for CT Surgery. The Advanced Practice Professional (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.

The APP will order/perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, interpretation of such studies, will be involved with all aspects of the peri-operative services and coordinates discharge/follow up planning. The APP will work with the team to ensure adherence to protocol requirements and regulatory guidelines. They will ensure protocol compliance and close monitoring of order sets. The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/APP/nursing students.
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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.

University Health Associates (UHA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation composed of clinical faculty members of the WVU School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, and also advanced practice providers and other allied health providers. The organization is West Virginia’s largest multi-specialty physician practice. UHA operates and staffs clinics and hospitals throughout West Virginia and surrounding states.
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