Advanced Practice Professionals | Cardiology | Weirton Medical Center | Nurse Practitioner

Job Title & Code

Advanced Practice Professionals – Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) - Cardiology Nurse Practitioner (85001) or Physician Assistant (85101)

Heart and Vascular Institute

Administrator, Faculty Supervisor, Director of Advanced Practice Professionals of the Heart and Vascular Institute

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) coordinates and provides clinical care for cardiology patients, including biological, social, and psychological assessments. The APP coordinates involvement of medical/surgical specialty teams, reviews plans of care with clinical team members, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, peri‑operative services, and ambulatory management or discharge planning/follow‑up (as applicable). The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students.

Services are provided in compliance with state law, professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable. Such services may include but are not limited to:

• 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.
• BLS Certification required; additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

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

• ACNP preferred, but FNPs will be considered.

• Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) 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.
• BLS Certification required; additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

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

• Master’s level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant preferred.

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for cardiology patients and their families during inpatient hospitalization and immediate post‑discharge in the ambulatory setting.
• Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre‑procedure/evaluations.
• Completes integrated assessments.
• With collaboration of cardiology faculty or following established clinical guidelines and protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.
• Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
• Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in patient evaluations.
• Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.
• Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow‑up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
• Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for cardiology patients, including teaching, discharge planning (as applicable), and necessary referral to other healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum.
• Identifies unstable or complex cardiology patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.
• Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.
• Evaluates cardiology patients and serves as a coordinator for follow‑up, procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).
• Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
• Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by identifying, evaluating, and managing individual patient/family needs.
• Demonst…