PRN EM APP (SMG)

WVU Medicine•St. Joseph, TN

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty. The APP delivers evidence-based care, promotes positive patient outcomes, maintains professional and regulatory standards, and supports the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization. The APP uses coordination and clinical skills to comprehensively manage urgent care and emergency medicine patients, including biological, social, and psychological assessments. The APP coordinates medical specialty involvement to develop comprehensive care plans, reviews and helps direct care with the clinical team, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and coordinates discharge planning as applicable. The position also includes educating residents and medical and nursing students. Services must comply with state law and applicable professional licensing or certification requirements and hospital privileges. This is a PRN position in emergency medicine. Required certifications are American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and ATLS. FCCS certification is required immediately upon hire, based on class availability. Acute care or emergency medicine experience is preferred, and eligible new graduates will be considered. Preferred education includes a master's-level education as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable.

Requirements

American Heart Association BLS certification.
American Heart Association ACLS certification.
American Heart Association ATLS certification.
FCCS certification immediately upon hire, based on class availability.
Proficiency with computers.
Strong communication skills.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Acute care or emergency medicine experience.
Master's-level education as a Medical/Surgical Physician Assistant, as applicable.

Responsibilities

Manage comprehensive, individualized care for urgent care and emergency medicine patients and their families in the ambulatory setting.
Conduct consultations, pre-procedure evaluations, acute visits, and wellness visits.
Complete integrated assessments and concise, comprehensive clinical evaluations, and document findings in the medical record.
In collaboration with urgent care/emergency medicine faculty or under established clinical guidelines and protocols, order appropriate additional tests or consultations.
Perform diagnostic tests and communicate results in accordance with established guidelines and scope of practice.
Communicate with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in patient evaluations.
Coordinate patient follow-up, including appropriate services, tests, appointments, procedures, and referrals as applicable.
Develop individualized plans of care that include patient teaching, follow-up planning, and referrals to other healthcare team members as necessary.
Provide care across the age continuum consistent with educational experience and certification.
Identify unstable or complex patient situations, facilitate appropriate interventions, recognize emergencies, and initiate effective emergency care.
Assist with collecting patient outcome measures as applicable.
Use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage the needs of patients and families.
Use equipment safely and base decisions and actions on scientific principles, standards of care, and research findings.
Educate nursing and hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community using appropriate teaching strategies; promote learning that reflects patient and family preferences, priorities, and readiness.
Maintain current knowledge and complete identified clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff caring for urgent care/emergency medicine patients and provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel in the area of expertise.
Participate in community programs and distribute relevant literature as appropriate.
Document care plans, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in the patient medical record in accordance with approved policies and documentation standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff to improve patient outcomes, solve problems, support colleagues, and develop and implement practice changes.
Participate in interdisciplinary patient-care approaches, program development, and education; serve as a professional role model and promote innovation in the APP role.
Participate in and provide leadership for committees and task forces.
Document hours and submit billing reports as appropriate.
Review and interpret clinical and operational data, including registry, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost per case, and recommend or implement changes as needed.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.