Advanced Practice Professional; PA or NP- Connellsville Urgent Care

POSITION SUMMARY

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides coordination and clinical skills for the comprehensive management of emergency medicine patients, including biological, social and psychological assessments. The APP coordinates involvement of medical/surgical specialty teams to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient, reviews the plan of care with the clinical team, participates in directing care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and coordinates discharge planning/follow-up as applicable.

The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students. Provides healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable.

For Nurse Practitioner:

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure: 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 as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia. American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and ATLS certification required.

Experience: Acute care or emergency medicine experience preferred. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications: ACNP or FNP considered. American Heart Association PALS certification is encouraged.

For Physician Assistant:

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant; graduate of an ARC-PA approved PA training program; certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants; licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine. American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and ATLS certification required.

Experience: Acute care or emergency medicine experience preferred. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Masters level education as Medical/Surgical PA preferred.
• American Heart Association PALS certification is encouraged.

The following describes the general nature of work performed by people in this position and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for emergency medicine patients and their families in the DEM and immediate post-discharge in the ambulatory setting; coordinates hospitalization if necessary.
• Completes pre-procedure evaluations.
• Completes integrated assessments.
• With collaboration of emergency medicine 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 DEM clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in evaluations.
• Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in the medical record.
• Facilitates patient DEM discharge by coordinating services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up in the clinic (as applicable).
• Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for emergency medicine patients, including teaching, discharge planning and necessary referrals.
• Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.
• Identifies unstable or complex emergency medicine patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the DEM setting.
• Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.
• Evaluates emergency medicine patients and coordinates follow-up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting or upon admission (as applicable).
• Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
• Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning in clinical decision making for individual patient needs.
• Demonstrates safe use of equipment.
• Bases decisions on relevant scientific principles, established…