Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner

Centra Health • Lynchburg, VA

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an APP to help serve our central Virginia region patients at Lynchburg General Hospital, Centra Gretna Medical Center, Bedford Memorial Hospital, and Centra Southside Community Hospital (Farmville). At Lynchburg General we see around 70,000 patients per year and there are 54 beds. It is a busy community hospital and level 2 trauma center that maintains high quality acute MI and stroke certification programs. We were recently approved for brand new 65 bed Emergency Department (currently in the construction phase). Lynchburg General also has a behavioral health space that was just completed in summer of 2023. While you will have a primary location (LGH/BMH/CGMC/CSCH), you would be expected to rotate between all four locations. Centra Medical Group (CMG) is comprised of 500+ Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers and serves 600,000 central and southern Virginians. CMG offers an integrated healthcare system, including 4 hospitals, 5 regional medical centers, 70+ physician practices, including primary care, medical, and surgical specialists. At Centra Medical Group you will find the kind of leadership (physician-led), forward-thinking, and partnerships necessary to thrive in today’s healthcare marketplace. Centra is continuing to grow, with plans to expand into a larger campus in the next few years. These plans include the construction of a new specialty office building, which will house the Brain and Spine programs along with other surgical specialists. In addition, a new 5-story patient care tower will house an additional 100 patients at Lynchburg General Hospital. The LGH ED will be replaced and incorporated as part of the new Northeast Tower. The new Emergency Department will include 71 treatment bays, five trauma bays and four imaging rooms. Enhancements will include a split flow model of care to expedite and enhance patient experience of care, an integrated EmPATH psychiatric patient space, super track/imaging/results lounge and improved connectivity and utilization of the ED observation unit. Centra Medical Group is launching the health systems first clinical advancement program for CMG Advanced Practice Providers – LEAPP (Leadership, Excellence, Advocacy, Professional Growth, and Professionalism). This program is a two-tier self-directed pathway that allows our providers to choose how they wish to advance along the pathway. The goal of LEAPP is to provide APP’s within the medical group with a structured pathway for advancement, while allowing them to focus on their interest with an associated financial incentive for completing the program. This is an exciting step for our medical group and our Advanced Practice Providers, and we look forward to sharing more with you.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program, and Masters of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN)
• Minimum of five (5+) years of progressive experience in area of specialization
• Current licensure by the Virginia State Board of Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority.
• Maintains BLS and ACLS Certifications.
• Hold a current, active license as a registered nurse in Virginia or hold a current multistate licensure privilege as a registered nurse.
• Nationally recognized certification in field of specialization

Responsibilities

• Performs history and physical examinations, including history of present illness, review of systems, past medical history, drug allergies, surgeries and hospitalizations
• Works under the medical direction and supervision of a licensed physician to provide medical services at Centra facilities
• Provides clinical support to nursing staff for care of complex patients at Centra facilities/affiliated joint venture facilities
• Demonstrates the knowledge/skills necessary to provide care appropriate to age and development needs, psychological status, psychosocial and spiritual needs of clients served
• Screens hospitalized patient charts referred for noninvasive testing to determine most appropriate test
• Coordinates and implements discharge plans that include follow-up care, diet, equipment and medication
• Completes progress notes, admission and discharge summaries, collaborates with patients' physicians to provide holistic care
• Expert practitioner in the area of specialization, maintaining a current/relevant knowledge base
• Serve and care for our patients, customers, and each other.
• Show commitment to patients and customers, fellow employees, appearance, etiquette, and privacy.
• Respond to customers in a positive manner
• Practices according to Centra's Customer Service Performance Standards
• Displays and promotes a positive public relations approach to staff, physicians, patients, families and the public
• Serves a major role of patient's advocate in the medical care system serving as confidant, advisor, and liaison between patient and physician
• Provides patients and families with education and support
• Carry workload independently.
• Willing to serve on committees.
• Share knowledge with team members
• Makes weekend rounds if required on a rotating basis per Medical Director
• Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively with physicians and staff in other departments

Benefits

• Competitive, transparent compensation starting at $144k per year ( based on a minimum of 2 years’ Emergency Medicine experience )
• Up to $3,500 CME allowance
• Sign-On Bonus
• Relocation
• Short term disability automatically enrolled.
• 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level