PRN- Advanced Practice Provider; PA or NP- Emergency Medicine-Princeton Community Hospital

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The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) has coordination and clinical skills required for the comprehensive management of emergency medicine patients, (including biological, social and psychological assessments). 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 and coordinates discharge planning/follow-up (as applicable).

The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students.

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• 1. Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree as Physician Assistant or Master's Degree as 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, ACLS and ATLS certification required.
• 6. Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS) certification required immediately upon hire (based on class availability).

Experience:

• 1. Acute care or emergency medicine experience preferred.
• 2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• 1. Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant preferred.
• 2. American Heart Association PALS certification is encouraged.

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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• 1. Heavy/Hard Work:
  Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing, walking, and carrying of patients, materials and equipment weighting 40+ pounds.

• 1. Working closely with others.
• 2. Protracted or irregular hours.
• 3. Working around biohazards.
• 4. Working around infectious diseases.
• 5. Working with or near the deceased.
• 6. Working with hands in water.
• 7. Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

• 1. Proficiency with computers.
• 2. Strong communication skills.

Scheduled Weekly

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Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt)

Company: SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center: 7409 SMG Emergency Department Princeton

Address: 122 12th Street Princeton West Virginia

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