Advanced Practice Professional; PA or NP- Emergency Medicine-Thomas Memorial Hospital

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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, and it provides 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.

WVUHS Medical Group and the Department of Emergency Medicine seek a full-time (0.9 FTE) Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Professional to join our community emergency medicine practice at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, West Virginia.

West Virginia’s capital city is perfectly positioned at the confluence of the Kanawha and Elk rivers. It’s also where three major interstates converge, making it a highly accessible destination for visitors looking for an affordable getaway. Charleston boasts the history you’d expect of a capital city, but a growing arts scene and its riverside position make it a hub for recreation and culture, too.

At Thomas Health System, we know who we are, where we’ve been and where we are going. Like hospitals all over America, we are changing, redefining and restructuring. We are two hospitals, with more than 30 locations, 450 providers, 1,700 employees, and we have a goal. Working as one, we are striving to be the best community health system in the region we serve.

We need people who share that vision to join our team and welcome your application today.

Competitive private practice compensation with the mission, vision, values, and connections to an academic health system. Practice emergency medicine with the right people for the right reasons.

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, 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.

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: diagnosing and treating medical emergencies, performing readily available procedures, providing clinical leadership and education, coordinating patient care across the spectrum, and advocating for patients and families.

• Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with a 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, ACLS and ATLS certification required.

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

• ACNP or FNP considered.
• American Heart Association PALS certification is encouraged.

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant required.
• Graduate of an ARC‑PA approved Physician Assistant training program required.
• Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV…