Advanced Practice Professional - Rapid Care - Highlands Clinic Job Triadelphia West Virginia USA,Nursing

Location: Triadelphia

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:

Job Description MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’sDegree in Nursing
National Certification by one of the recognized APRNCertification Centers
Current licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professional

Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia
Basic Life Support Certification required with additional

Advanced Life Support (ALS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training at the discretion of the department.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

EXPERIENCE:

Acute care, surgical, critical care, or trauma experience

CORE

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 construed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray and POClab tests.
Examines patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
Instructs and counsels patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, emotional problems ofdaily living, and health maintenance.
Interprets diagnostic test results for deviations fromnormal.
Makes diagnosis and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
Obtains, compiles and records patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination utilizing the Meditech EMR.
Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections,immunizations, suturing and wound care and infection management.
Prescribes therapy or medication – electronically when available.
Educates, instructs and coordinates activities with the medical assistant(s) as needed during the care and treatment of patients.
Provides emergency support following established policies and procedures.
Communicates with staff, medical staff and administration insupport of operations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described hereare representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Near Vision Required.
Normal Hearing Required.
Manual Dexterity Required.
Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving,stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Cognizant of environmental factors, infection control issues,and maintains a safe environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Demonstrates competency as appropriate in patient ca reassessment for each patient population area served:
Neonatal,Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center:

50…