Advanced Practice Provider-Orthopedics, NP or PA, Berkeley Medical Center

Additional Job Description

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.

• Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with 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.
• CNOR Certification.
• BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

APRNs requesting to be privileged as First Assists in perioperative services will be required to complete an ANOR approved CNOR Certificate program and obtain a passing grade on CNOR certification exam.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) at the discretion of the department.

• Eligible new graduates will be considered.

• Acute care, surgical or orthopedic experience preferred.

• Bachelor’s Degree as Physician Assistant, or Master’s Degree as Physician Assistant required.
• Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) 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 with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) at the discretion of the department.

• Eligible new graduates will be considered.

• Master’s level degree as Physician Assistant preferred.

• Acute care, surgical or orthopedic experience preferred.

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for orthopedic patients and their families in the inpatient phase of hospitalization and immediate post discharge and in the ambulatory setting.
• Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre-procedure/evaluations (as applicable). Participates peri-operative patient care which may include (but is not limited to) first assisting in the operative suite.
• Completes integrated assessments.
• With the collaboration of orthopedic faculty or by 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 the evaluations of patients.
• 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 orthopedic patients, which includes teaching, perioperative planning. discharge planning and necessary referral to other members of the…