APP Waynesburg Clinic

WVU Medicine•Waynesburg, PA

5d•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 collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients within their scope of practice and specialty, delivering evidence-based care while supporting positive patient outcomes and the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization. In this primary care role, the APP provides comprehensive management of ambulatory patients, including biological, social, and psychological assessments. The APP coordinates specialty-team involvement, develops and reviews care plans with the clinical team, participates in directing care, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and coordinates discharge planning when applicable. The role also contributes to the education of residents and medical and nursing students. Services must comply with state law and applicable professional licensing, certification, and hospital-privilege requirements. The position may be filled by a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Primary care experience is preferred, but eligible new graduates will be considered. The role is scheduled for 40 hours per week. The position involves close work with others, potentially irregular or extended hours, and exposure to biohazards, infectious diseases, the deceased, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment. Physical demands include lifting, moving, positioning, and carrying patients, materials, or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more, as well as standing, walking, stooping, and reaching.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioners: graduate from a CCNE-accredited nursing program with a Master’s Degree in Nursing.
For Nurse Practitioners: national certification from a recognized APRN certification center.
For Nurse Practitioners: licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
For Physician Assistants: a Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant.
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: licensure or eligibility for licensure by the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine.
BLS Certification is required; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
Proficiency with computers.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including lifting, moving, positioning, and carrying patients, materials, or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

Primary care experience is preferred; eligible new graduates will be considered.
For Nurse Practitioners, ACNPs and FNPs are considered.
For Physician Assistants, a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree as a Physician Assistant is listed as a preferred qualification.

Responsibilities

Manage comprehensive, individualized care for primary care patients and their families in the ambulatory setting.
Conduct consultations and pre-procedure evaluations, acute visits, and wellness visits.
Complete integrated assessments and succinct clinical evaluations, and document findings in the medical record.
In collaboration with primary care faculty or under established clinical guidelines and protocols, order appropriate tests and consultations.
Perform diagnostic tests within established guidelines and scope of practice, and communicate results.
Communicate with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal evaluation findings.
Coordinate patient follow-up, including appropriate services, procedures, tests, and clinic appointments when applicable.
Develop individualized plans of care that include patient teaching, follow-up planning, and referrals to other healthcare-team members as needed.
Provide care across the age continuum consistent with education and certification, and identify complex or unstable patient situations and facilitate appropriate intervention.
Recognize emergency situations and initiate effective emergency care.
Assist in collecting outcome measures and demonstrate critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning in clinical decisions.
Use equipment safely and base decisions on scientific principles, standards of care, and research findings.
Educate nursing and hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community using appropriate teaching strategies; support patient readiness and preferences for learning.
Maintain and update professional knowledge and complete identified clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff caring for primary care patients and provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel.
Participate in community programs and distribute relevant literature as appropriate.
Document each visit’s care plan, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in accordance with hospital and UHA policies and documentation standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff to improve patient outcomes and lead changes in primary care practice that positively affect outcomes.
Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff, support problem-solving, and participate in interdisciplinary patient-care, program-development, and education initiatives as a professional role model.
Promote innovation in the expanded APP role across inpatient and ambulatory care settings.
Participate in and provide leadership for committees and task forces.
Document hours and submit billing reports as appropriate.
Review and interpret primary care data, including patient registries and clinical and financial reports, and recommend or implement changes as needed.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
Assist primary care faculty, administrators, and directors with collecting outcome measures.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.