Advanced Practice Professional- General Surgery
Listed on 2026-02-07
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Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing
Advanced Practice Professional
- General Surgery
Welcome! We're excited you're considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you'll find other important information about this position. The West Virginia University Health System, the state's largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states.
In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements. Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System. Work Here. Thrive Here.
The Advance Practice Professional (APP) is an individual with clinical/surgical expertise. The APP completes comprehensive patient health evaluations (including biological, social and psychological assessments) in collaboration with the appropriate clinical/faculty team. The APP assesses, and coordinates the educational and psychosocial needs of the surgery patient and caretakers. The APP develops and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, and coordinates discharge planning (as applicable) and appropriate post‑hospital follow up.
The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students and performs diagnostic procedures and therapeutic procedures. The APP participates in all aspects of the global management of the surgical patient throughout the system.
Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable. Such service may include, but are not limited to.
Minimum Qualifications for Nurse Practitioner Education, Certification, and/or Licensure- 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 state of practice.
- Department Specific: APRNs requesting to be privileged as First Assists are required to complete RNFA certification.
- BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
- Acute care, surgical, critical care, or trauma experience preferred.
- Eligible new graduates will be considered.
- ACNP or FNPs considered.
- 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 in state of practice.
- BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
- Acute care, surgical, critical care or trauma experience preferred.
- Eligible new graduates will be considered.
- Master's level degree as Physician Assistant preferred.
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