Advanced Practice Professional - Hospitalist - BMC

Job Description

Join WVU Medicine as an Advanced Practice Professional - Hospitalist - BMC. The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) has coordination and clinical skills required for the comprehensive management of hospitalized patients.

The APP coordinates involvement of medical/surgical specialty teams necessary to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, peri-operative services, and coordinates ambulatory management and/or discharge planning/follow-up (as applicable).

Responsibilities:

• Manages comprehensive and individualized care for hospitalized patients and their families.
• Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre-procedure/evaluations.
• Completes integrated assessments.
• Orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.
• Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
• Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments.
• Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for hospitalized patients.

Minimum Qualifications For Nurse Practitioner:

• 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.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required.

Minimum Qualifications For Physician Assistant:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical 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 or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required.

Working Environment:

• Working closely with others.
• Protracted or irregular hours.
• Working around biohazards.
• Working around infectious diseases.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

WVU Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.