Advanced Practice Professional- Urology

Welcome! We're excited you're considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you'll find other important information about this position.The West Virginia University Health System, the state's largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements.Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.Work Here. Thrive Here.Additional Job Description:POSITION SUMMARY:The Advance Practice Professional (APP) is an individual with clinical/surgical urology expertise. The APP completes comprehensive patient health evaluations (including biological, social and psychological assessments) in collaboration with the appropriate clinical/faculty team. The APP assesses, and coordinates the educational and psychosocial needs of the surgical urology patient and caretakers. The APP develops and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, and coordinatesperi-operative care discharge planning (as applicable) and appropriate post hospital and ambulatory follow up. The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students and performs diagnostic procedures and therapeutic procedures. The APP participates in all aspects of the global management of the surgical urology patient throughout the system.Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable. Such service may include, butare not limited to.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER:EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:1.Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master's Degree in Nursing.2.National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers.3.Licensure; or eligibility for licensure, as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.4.Department Specific: APRNs will need to be privileged as First Assists and are required to have RNFA certification.5.BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.EXPERIENCE:1.Surgical and/or urology experience preferred.2.Eligible new graduates will be considered.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:1.Acute Care NPs or FNPs considered.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:1.Bachelor 's Degree or Master's Degree as Physician Assistant required.2.Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program required.3.Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.4.Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.5.BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.EXPERIENCE:1.Surgical and/or urology experience preferred.2.Eligible new graduates will be considered.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:1.Master's level degree as Physician Assistant preferred.CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general For full info follow application link.