Advanced Practice Professional - ICU - Berkeley Medical Center

WVU Medicine•Burbank, CA

11d•Onsite

About The 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. This position manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients and families in the Inpatient/Critical care phase of hospitalization. The role involves ordering additional tests or consults, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests, and consulting with inter-professional services. A key aspect is developing and implementing a comprehensive individualized plan of care, including teaching, discharge planning, and referrals. The professional will participate in rounds, identify and facilitate interventions for unstable or complex patient care situations, and recognize and initiate effective emergency care. Critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning, and safe utilization of basic equipment are essential. The role also includes facilitating patient discharge or transfer, basing decisions on scientific principles and standards of care, promoting a learning environment, updating knowledge, completing clinical competencies, and mentoring nursing personnel. Effective communication with patients, families, providers, and ancillary services is crucial, as is accurate documentation. Adherence to established Performance Expectations for WVUM Employees is required. The professional will perform initial assessments and develop plans for new admissions in conjunction with the critical care attending physician and/or team, ensuring patient summaries and orders are current and accurate. They will also ensure appropriate transition to the next team when a patient is ready to leave the ICU and perform appropriate procedures as directed or within their scope of practice.

Requirements

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.
BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS) Certification required immediately upon hire (based on class availability).
Eligible new graduates will be considered.
Proficiency with computers.
Strong communication skills.

Nice To Haves

ACGNP certification or ACNP preferred, but would consider FNP.
Acute care, critical care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages comprehensive and individualized care for patients and families in the Inpatient/Critical care phase of hospitalization
With the collaboration of Critical Care staff or by following established protocol and/or scope of practice and privileging guidelines, orders additional tests or consults to medically manage the patient.
Performs, interprets and communicates results of diagnostic tests.
Consults and communicates with Critical Care and inter-professional services regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for patients that include teaching, establishing disposition/discharge planning and/or necessary referral to other members of the health care team.
Participates in physician/team rounds
Identifies unstable or complex patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention with appropriate resources.
Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care
Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families
Demonstrates the ability to utilize basic equipment in a safe manner.
Facilitates patient discharge disposition or transfer by coordination of appropriate services
Bases decisions made/actions taken on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care and/or research findings.
Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by responding to appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readiness to learn.
Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
Completes all identified clinical competencies.
Mentors nursing personnel in all levels of clinical practice.
Communicates effectively with patients/families, providers interdisciplinary teams and ancillary services at all levels to assure coordinated efficient patient care.
Documents the plan of care, interventions and evaluations in a clear and concise manner.
Adheres to the established Performance Expectations for WVUM Employees in the areas of People, Service, Performance Improvement, and Shared Values & Culture
Performs initial assessment and develops plan for new admissions in conjunction with the critical care attending physician and/or team.
Ensures patient summary (i.e. Problem List) and orders are current, comprehensive and accurate.
Ensures appropriate transition to next team when patient is ready to leave the ICU
Performs appropriate procedures as directed by Critical Care Team and/or within scope of practice.