APP, Waynesburg Clinic

WVU Medicine•Waynesburg, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. The role collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients within the APP’s scope of practice and 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. In primary care, the APP uses coordination and clinical skills to comprehensively manage patients, including biological, social, and psychological assessments. The APP coordinates medical specialty team involvement, develops and reviews plans of care with the clinical team, participates in directing care, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and coordinates discharge planning when applicable. The APP also participates in educating residents and medical and nursing students. Services are provided in accordance with state law, applicable licensing or certification requirements, and hospital privileges. The position may be filled by a qualified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Nurse Practitioners must have a master’s degree in nursing from a CCNE-accredited program, national APRN certification, Pennsylvania RN and APRN licensure or eligibility, and BLS certification. Physician Assistants must have the specified PA education, graduate from an ARC-PA-approved program, hold NCCPA certification, be licensed or eligible for licensure by the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine, and hold BLS certification. Primary care experience is preferred for both, but eligible new graduates will be considered. The APP works in an ambulatory primary care setting, managing comprehensive and individualized patient care, conducting evaluations and visits, ordering and interpreting tests within established guidelines and scope of practice, coordinating follow-up and referrals, responding to emergencies, documenting care, and contributing to education, quality improvement, research, and clinical operations. The work involves close collaboration with others, protracted or irregular hours, and exposure to biohazards, infectious diseases, the deceased, water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment. The role requires physical strength and stamina, including lifting, moving, positioning, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

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: Pennsylvania professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure or eligibility for licensure.
For Nurse Practitioners: BLS certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
For Physician Assistants: Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant.
For Physician Assistants: graduate of 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.
For Physician Assistants: BLS certification; additional Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion.
Proficiency with computers.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning, standing, walking, 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.
Nurse Practitioner candidates with ACNP or FNP qualifications are considered.
For Physician Assistants, a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree as a Physician Assistant is listed as preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage comprehensive and individualized care for primary care patients and their families in the ambulatory setting.
Conduct consultations, pre-procedure evaluations, acute visits, and wellness visits.
Complete integrated assessments.
Order additional tests or consultations in collaboration with primary care faculty or in accordance with established clinical guidelines and protocols.
Perform diagnostic tests and communicate results according to established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
Communicate with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal evaluation findings.
Conduct comprehensive clinical evaluations and document findings in the medical record.
Coordinate follow-up services, tests, and appointments as applicable.
Develop individualized plans of care, including patient teaching, follow-up planning, and referrals to other healthcare team members.
Provide care to patients across the age continuum appropriate to the APP’s education and certification.
Identify unstable or complex primary 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 ambulatory primary care patients as applicable.
Assist with collection of outcome measures as applicable.
Use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage individual patient and family needs.
Use equipment safely and base clinical 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.
Promote learning environments that respond to patient and internal preferences, priorities, and readiness to learn.
Maintain and update clinical knowledge and complete identified clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff caring for primary care patients.
Provide educational programs to professional and paraprofessional personnel within the area of expertise.
Participate in relevant community programs and distribute literature as appropriate.
Document plans of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in each patient’s medical record in accordance with approved hospital/UHA policies and documentation standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff on improvements to patient outcomes and care.
Provide leadership in developing and implementing changes in primary care practice that positively affect patient outcomes.
Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to support problem-solving and professional support.
Participate in and initiate interdisciplinary approaches to patient care, program development, and education; serve as a professional role model.
Promote innovation in the expanded role of care delivery to primary care 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 primary care data, including patient registry, clinical and financial reports, length of stay, access to care, and cost-per-case 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 collection of outcome measures.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.