Nurse Practitioner- Wheeling Trauma Service

Job Overview

WVU Medicine:
Wheeling Hospital's Critical Care and Trauma Institute is seeking a Nurse Practitioner – Trauma Services.

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients and families in the Inpatient/Critical Care phase of hospitalization.
• With the collaboration of Critical Care or by following established protocols, orders 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 includes teaching, discharge planning and necessary referral 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.

• 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) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• FNP ACGNP certification or ACNP required, but would consider FNP willing to complete either certification within first full credentialing cycle.
• Eligible new graduates will be considered.
• Acute care, critical care experience preferred.

• Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing, walking, moving of patients, materials and equipment weighing 40+ pounds.

• 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…