APP Nephrology Transplant

WVU Medicine

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team. The APP works collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients within their scope of practice and specialty. The role supports evidence-based care, positive patient outcomes, professional and regulatory standards, and departmental and organizational clinical, educational, and operational goals. The position coordinates and provides comprehensive management of surgical TECC patients, including biological, social, and psychological assessments. The APP coordinates medical and surgical specialty involvement to develop comprehensive care plans, reviews and helps direct care with the clinical team, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and peri-operative services, and coordinates discharge planning as applicable. The APP also participates in educating residents and medical and nursing students. Services must comply with state law and applicable professional licensing, certification, and hospital privilege requirements. The position is listed for either a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. New graduates may be considered. The role is based in the Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, and reports to the Divisional Manager, Lead APP, and Chief Nephrology.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioners: graduate of a CCNE-accredited nursing program with a Master’s Degree in Nursing.
For Nurse Practitioners: national certification by a recognized APRN certification center.
For Nurse Practitioners: licensed or eligible for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
For Nurse Practitioners: BLS certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
For Nurse Practitioners seeking first-assist privileges in peri-operative services: completion of an ANOR-approved CNOR Certificate program and a passing grade on the CNOR certification exam.
For Physician Assistants: Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable.
For Physician Assistants: graduation from an ARC-PA-approved Physician Assistant training program.
For Physician Assistants: certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants.
For Physician Assistants: licensed or eligible for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
For Physician Assistants: BLS certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
ACLS may be required at the department’s discretion.
Proficiency with computers.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to meet the physical demands of heavy/hard work, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning patients, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

Acute care, surgical, critical care, or trauma experience.
For Physician Assistants: Master’s-level education as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable.

Responsibilities

Manage comprehensive, individualized care for surgical TECC patients and their families during inpatient hospitalization and immediate post-discharge ambulatory care, as applicable.
Complete daily rounds, consultations, and pre-procedure or surgical evaluations.
Complete integrated assessments and concise comprehensive clinical evaluations, documenting findings in the medical record.
Order additional tests or consultations in collaboration with surgical trauma faculty or under established clinical guidelines and protocols.
Perform diagnostic tests and communicate results in accordance with clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
Consult and communicate with clinic and hospital staff about abnormal patient evaluation findings.
Coordinate discharge services and required tests to support outpatient follow-up appointments, as applicable.
Develop individualized plans of care, including education, discharge planning, and referrals to other healthcare team members as needed.
Care for patients across the age continuum consistent with education and certification.
Identify unstable or complex patient-care situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in clinic or hospital settings.
Recognize emergencies and initiate effective emergency care.
Coordinate follow-up procedures and tests for surgical TECC patients in the ambulatory setting, as applicable.
Assist in collecting patient outcome measures.
Apply critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage the needs of patients and families.
Use equipment safely and base decisions on relevant scientific principles, standards of care, and research findings.
Provide education to nursing and hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community using appropriate teaching strategies; support patient and family readiness and preferences for learning.
Maintain professional knowledge and complete required clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff caring for surgical TECC patients and provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel.
Document plans of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in accordance with hospital and UHA policies and documentation standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff on patient outcome-based improvements and lead development and implementation of practice changes that improve outcomes.
Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to solve problems and provide professional support; participate in interdisciplinary patient-care, program-development, and education initiatives; serve as a professional role model.
Promote innovation in the expanded role of care delivery for surgical TECC patients and families in inpatient and ambulatory settings.
Participate in and provide leadership for committees and task forces.
Document hours and submit billing reports, as appropriate.
Review and interpret surgical TECC data, including registry, clinical, financial, length-of-stay, access-to-care, and cost-per-case information, and recommend or implement changes as needed.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
Assist surgical TECC faculty, administrators, and directors with collecting outcome measures.