PRN Advanced Practice Professional - Hospitalist - Thomas

Advanced Practice Professional (APP)

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). The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students.

Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable.

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 West Virginia.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

Experience:

• Acute care or hospitalist experience preferred.
• Eligible new graduates will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• ACNP or AGACNP preferred, but FNPs will be considered.

Minimum Qualifications for Physician Assistant:

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) 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 with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

Experience:

• Acute care or hospitalist experience preferred.
• Eligible new graduates will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant preferred.

Core duties and responsibilities include managing comprehensive and individualized care for hospitalized patients, performing daily rounds, completing integrated assessments, ordering additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate, performing and communicating results of diagnostic tests, facilitating patient discharge, and developing a comprehensive plan of care for hospitalized patients.