Part-time, Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Professional

Location: New Martinsville

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The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty. The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization.

Additional

Job Description:

WVUHS and the department of Emergency Medicine seek a part-time APP to join our team. This position is located at Wetzel County Hospital and someoccasional shifts at Renyolds Memorial Hospital in the North Region. Duties include, but are not limited to:
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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER :

• 1. Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’sDegree in Nursing.
• 2. National Certification by one of the recognized APRNCertification Centers.
• 3. Licensure or eligibility for licensure, as a professional
  
  Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
• 4. American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and ATLS certification required.

EXPERIENCE:

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS : EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT : 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.

EXPERIENCE:

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS : 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.

CORE

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 1. Manages comprehensive and individualized care for emergency medicine patients and their families in the DEM and immediate postdischarge in the ambulatory setting. Coordinates hospitalization if necessary.
• 2. Completes pre-procedure evaluations.
• 3. Completes integrated assessments.
• 4. With the collaboration of emergency medicine faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.
• 5. Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
• 6. Consults and communicates with DEM clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
• 7. Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.
• 8. Facilitates patient DEM discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatientfollow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
• 9.…