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West Virginia University lists this Advanced Practice Provider - Rapid Care - Highlands Clinic opportunity in triadelphia, West Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality,patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinaryhealthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses,and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses,treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice andarea of specialty. The APP is responsible for deliveringevidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes,maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supportingthe clinical, educational, and operational goals of the departmentand organization.
Job Description
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’sDegree in Nursing
2. National Certification by one of the recognized APRNCertification Centers
3. Current licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professionalRegistered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in WestVirginia
4. Basic Life Support Certification required with additionalAdvanced Life Support (ALS)/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)training at the discretion of the department.
EXPERIENCE:
1. Acute care, surgical, critical care, or trauma experience
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The statements describedhere are intended to describe the general nature of work beingperformed by people assigned to this position. They are notintended to be construed as an all-inclusive list of allresponsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray and POClab tests.
2. Examines patients to obtain information about their physicalcondition.
3. Instructs and counsels patients about prescribed therapeuticregimens, normal growth and development, emotional problems ofdaily living, and health maintenance.
4. Interprets diagnostic test results for deviations fromnormal.
5. Makes diagnosis and decisions about management and treatment ofpatients.
6. Obtains, compiles and records patient medical data, includinghealth history, progress notes and results of physical examinationutilizing the Meditech EMR.
7. Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections,immunizations, suturing and wound care and infectionmanagement.
8. Prescribes therapy or medication – electronically whenavailable.
9. Educates, instructs and coordinates activities with the medicalassistant(s) as needed during the care and treatment ofpatients.
10. Provides emergency support following established policies andprocedures.
11. 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 withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Near Vision Required.
2. Normal Hearing Required.
3. Manual Dexterity Required.
4. Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving,stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materialsand equipment.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristicsdescribed here are representative of those an employee encounterswhile performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.
1. Cognizant of environmental factors, infection control issues,and maintains a safe environment.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
1. Demonstrates competency as appropriate in patient careassessment for each patient population area served: Neonatal,Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)
Company:
SMG System Medical Group
Cost Center:
1606 SMG Non-Allocated Unassigned
Address:
300 Wharton Circle
Triadelphia
West Virginia
Equal Opportunity Employer
West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries(collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer andcomplies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
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