PRN Advanced Practice Professional - ICU - Wheeling

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JR26-29619## Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us!

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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.
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.
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Job Description:

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* MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

**** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
** 1. Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing.
2. National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers.
3. Licensure or eligibility for licensure, as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
4. BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
5. Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS) Certification required immediately upon hire (based on class availability).
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* EXPERIENCE:

** 1. Eligible new graduates will be considered.
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* PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

**** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
** 1. ACGNP certification or ACNP preferred, but would consider FNP.
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* EXPERIENCE:

** 1. Acute care, critical care experience preferred.
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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.
1. Manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients and families in the Inpatient/Critical care phase of hospitalization
2. With the collaboration of Critical Care staff or by following established protocol and/or scope of practice and privileging guidelines, orders additional tests or consults to medically manage the patient.
3. Performs, interprets and communicates results of diagnostic tests.
4. Consults and communicates with Critical Care and inter-professional services regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
5. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for patients that include teaching, establishing disposition/discharge planning and/or necessary referral to other members of the health care team.
6. Participates in physician/team rounds
7. Identifies unstable or complex patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention with appropriate resources.
8. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care
9. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families
10. Demonstrates the ability to utilize basic equipment in a safe manner.
11. Facilitates patient discharge disposition or transfer by coordination of appropriate services
12. Bases decisions made/actions taken on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.
13. Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readiness to learn.
14. Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
15. Completes all identified clinical competencies.
16. Mentors nursing personnel in all levels of clinical practice.
17. Communicates effectively with patients/families, providers interdisciplinary teams and ancillary services at all levels to assure coordinated efficient patient care.
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