Advanced Practice Provider- Sleep Lab

WVU Medicine•Wheeling, IL

2d•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 assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and specialty, delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting clinical, educational, and operational goals. The position provides comprehensive management of pulmonary and sleep medicine patients, including biological, social, nutritional, and psychological assessments. The APP coordinates specialty-team involvement, develops and reviews care plans, participates in directing care, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, coordinates discharge planning when applicable, and supports outpatient management. The APP also contributes to education for residents and medical and nursing students. This is an outpatient role at Wheeling Hospital Center for Sleep Medicine, 980 National Road. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with weekends and holidays off; the position is scheduled for 40 hours weekly. The role also helps build the pulmonary component of the Pulmonary Hypertension program, managing patients, providing physician, nursing, and patient education, and liaising among interdisciplinary teams at WVU and in the local community under the supervision of a pulmonary hypertension expert. Candidates may qualify as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Nurse practitioners must have a master’s degree from a CCNE-accredited nursing program, national APRN certification, West Virginia RN and APRN licensure or eligibility, and BLS certification. Physician assistants must hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree as a medical/surgical physician assistant, graduate from an ARC-PA-approved program, hold NCCPA certification, be licensed or eligible for licensure in West Virginia, and have BLS certification. Advanced Life Support training may be required at the department’s discretion. Pulmonary, sleep medicine, or acute care experience is preferred, and eligible new graduates will be considered. The role includes direct clinical care, care coordination, patient and staff education, documentation, program development, quality and outcome work, participation in research, and collaboration with medical, nursing, and other healthcare staff. Work involves close collaboration with others, possible irregular or extended hours, exposure to biohazards and infectious diseases, and use of patient-care equipment. The position requires physical strength and stamina, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning patients, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Requirements

Nurse practitioner pathway: Master’s degree in nursing from a CCNE-accredited nursing program.
Nurse practitioner pathway: National certification from a recognized APRN certification center.
Nurse practitioner pathway: West Virginia Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure or eligibility for licensure.
Physician assistant pathway: Bachelor’s or master’s degree as a medical/surgical physician assistant, as applicable.
Physician assistant pathway: Graduation from an ARC-PA-approved physician assistant training program.
Physician assistant pathway: Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants.
Physician assistant pathway: Licensure or eligibility for licensure by the West Virginia Board of Medicine or West Virginia Osteopathic 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 physical demands that include lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning patients, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

Pulmonary, sleep medicine, or acute care experience is preferred.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.
Nurse practitioner candidates with ACNP or FNP credentials will be considered.

Responsibilities

Manage individualized care for adult and adolescent pulmonary and sleep medicine patients and their families in inpatient, post-discharge, and ambulatory settings, as applicable.
Help develop the pulmonary component of the Pulmonary Hypertension program, including patient management, education, and liaison work among interdisciplinary teams under the supervision of a pulmonary hypertension expert.
Complete daily rounds, consultations, and pre-procedure evaluations.
Complete integrated assessments and comprehensive clinical evaluations, documenting findings in the medical record.
Order additional tests or consultations in collaboration with pulmonary/sleep medicine faculty or according to established clinical guidelines and protocols.
Perform diagnostic tests and communicate results in accordance with established guidelines and scope of practice.
Consult and communicate with clinic and hospital staff about abnormal evaluation findings.
Coordinate discharge or disposition and arrange services, tests, follow-up, and referrals as applicable.
Develop individualized plans of care, including patient teaching, discharge planning, ambulatory follow-up, and referrals.
Identify unstable or complex patient situations and facilitate appropriate intervention; recognize emergencies and initiate effective emergency care.
Coordinate follow-up procedures and tests for pulmonary and sleep medicine patients in the ambulatory setting, as applicable.
Assist with collection of clinical outcome measures.
Use critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to identify, evaluate, and manage patient and family needs.
Use equipment safely and base clinical decisions on scientific principles, care standards, and research findings.
Educate nursing and hospital staff, students, patients, families, and community members using appropriate teaching strategies.
Maintain professional knowledge and complete required clinical competencies.
Serve as a resource for staff caring for pulmonary and sleep medicine patients and provide educational programs for professional and paraprofessional personnel.
Participate in community programs and distribute relevant educational literature, as appropriate.
Document care plans, interventions, and evaluations in patient records in accordance with hospital/UHA policies and compliance standards.
Collaborate with leaders and staff on improvements to patient outcomes, practice changes, problem-solving, and professional support.
Participate in interdisciplinary patient care, program development, and education; serve as a professional role model.
Support innovation in the expanded APP role across inpatient and ambulatory care.
Participate in and provide leadership for committees and task forces.
Document hours and submit billing reports, as appropriate.
Review and interpret pulmonary/sleep medicine 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 faculty, administrators, and directors with collecting outcome measures.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.