Advance Practice Provider - Rural Health Clinic Baresville, OH

WVU Medicine

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered primary care as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team. The APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and specialty, using evidence-based care and maintaining professional and regulatory standards. The role includes comprehensive biological, social, and psychological assessment; coordinating specialty-team involvement; developing and reviewing care plans with the clinical team; performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; and coordinating discharge planning when applicable. The APP also supports clinical, educational, and operational goals, including education of residents and medical and nursing students. The position manages individualized care for primary care patients and their families in an ambulatory setting. It includes consultations, pre-procedure evaluations, acute and wellness visits, diagnostic testing, follow-up coordination, patient and staff education, and collaboration on improvements to patient outcomes and primary care practice. Services must be consistent with applicable state law, professional licensing or certification requirements, and hospital privileges where applicable. The role is based at Barnesville Hospital’s Family Practice location in Barnesville, Ohio. It is scheduled for 40 hours per week. The work may involve protracted or irregular hours, close work with others, exposure to biohazards and infectious diseases, working with or near the deceased, working with hands in water, and electrical hazards associated with patient-care equipment.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioner candidates: graduate of a CCNE-accredited nursing program with a Master’s Degree in Nursing.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: national certification through a recognized APRN certification center.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: licensure or eligibility for licensure as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
For Physician Assistant candidates: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant.
For Physician Assistant candidates: graduate of an ARC-PA-approved Physician Assistant training program.
For Physician Assistant candidates: certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants.
For Physician Assistant candidates: licensed or eligible for licensure by the PA Board of Medicine.
American Heart Association 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 patients, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

Primary care experience is preferred; eligible new graduates will be considered.
For Nurse Practitioner candidates: ACNP and FNP candidates are considered.
For Physician Assistant candidates: Master’s Degree as a Physician Assistant is 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 and succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations, and document findings in the medical record.
Order additional tests or consultations in collaboration with primary care 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 regarding abnormal findings.
Coordinate patient follow-up services, tests, and appointments in the ambulatory setting, as applicable.
Develop individualized plans of care that include teaching, follow-up planning, and referrals to other healthcare-team members as needed.
Provide care across the age continuum consistent with the APP’s education and certification.
Identify unstable or complex patient-care situations and facilitate appropriate intervention in the clinic or hospital.
Recognize emergencies and initiate effective emergency care.
Assist in collecting outcome measures, as applicable.
Apply 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 staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families, and the community using appropriate teaching strategies.
Promote an environment that supports learning and responds to learner preferences, priorities, and readiness.
Maintain current 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 literature as appropriate to the area of expertise.
Document plans of care, interventions, and evaluations clearly and concisely in each patient’s medical record in accordance with approved policies and compliance 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 improve patient outcomes.
Work collaboratively with medical and nursing staff to support problem-solving and professional development.
Participate in interdisciplinary patient-care, program-development, and education initiatives; serve as a professional role model.
Promote innovation in the expanded role in 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 registries and clinical and financial reports, and recommend or implement changes as necessary.
Participate in clinical trials and research studies with the Principal Investigator.
Assist primary care faculty, administrators, and directors in collecting outcome measures.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.