Advanced Practice Provider - Vascular Neurology
About The Position
VCU Health is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) to join its inpatient Vascular Neurology/Stroke Service. The role provides comprehensive care for hospitalized stroke patients, including emergency department and inpatient consultations, daily rounding, admissions, discharges, and management of inpatient orders. The schedule includes minimal nights and rotating weekends, approximately one to two weekends per month. Family nurse practitioners, adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are encouraged to apply; new graduates are welcome. The APP provides high-quality medical and/or surgical care to patients with acute and chronic complaints in collaboration with an attending physician. Working on a collaborative APP/physician team, the APP provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive healthcare services within a defined departmental and state-approved scope of practice. Duties may include obtaining histories and performing physical examinations; ordering and interpreting tests; diagnosing and treating illness or injury; assisting with surgical procedures; counseling patients; prescribing medication; and performing invasive procedures permitted by the Virginia Board of Medicine. The position works collaboratively with the medical team to deliver organized, timely, cost-effective, quality patient care. The APP coordinates care across the patient’s illness trajectory, develops and implements treatment plans, communicates with the healthcare team, and contributes to consultation, research, ethical decision-making, and professional development activities.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, or Physician Assistant program.
- Current Virginia licensure from the appropriate board as a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, or Physician Assistant.
- Current national certification appropriate to the role.
- Credentialing in accordance with medical staff bylaws for the specific job title.
- Current CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications.
- Previous clinical experience with the population served.
- Cultural responsiveness.
Nice To Haves
- Service-specific education.
- Service-specific certification.
- Three years of previous clinical experience with the population served.
- Previous experience in an academic healthcare system.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification and, for pediatric services, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), as determined at the department level.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive care for hospitalized stroke patients, including ED and inpatient consultations, daily rounding, admissions, discharges, and management of inpatient orders.
- Assess patients through histories and physical examinations; initiate screening; order or perform diagnostic tests; provide direct care and therapeutic interventions; prescribe medication; and counsel patients within the approved scope of practice.
- Interpret history, examination, and diagnostic information and develop, prioritize, and implement short- and long-term treatment plans.
- Initiate emergency procedures as needed and practice safety, environmental, and infection-control methods.
- Round with attending physicians as necessary and coordinate patient-care and support-staff activities within the assigned area.
- Document pertinent information and data in patients’ medical records.
- Incorporate patients’ and families’ physical, spiritual, cultural, and psychosocial needs into care plans; establish priorities and explore strategies to reduce length of stay and resource consumption.
- Communicate with healthcare team members and coordinate care between primary and specialty healthcare services.
- Consult with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals regarding therapeutic interventions; collaborate on care plans for complex patients; and serve as a liaison among staff, patients, and families.
- Share responsibility for patient education and provide training to residents, fellows, and other healthcare staff as appropriate.
- Participate in assessment and revision of specialty-area practices and procedures, and promote teamwork through effective communication and feedback.
- Use current research to develop, implement, and evaluate critical paths and standards of care; contribute to research, publications, consultation, education, and clinical trials.
- Apply clinical judgment and ethical principles, respect patient rights and values, and use interdisciplinary collaboration to help resolve ethical dilemmas.
- Pursue professional growth through education, current literature, organizational affiliations, teaching, and continuing education; maintain certification and requirements for VCUHS privileges.
- Perform other assigned duties and special projects, and provide assistance to team members.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
