APRN/PA II Med/ Surg Euclid Hospital (Day/Evening)
Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Euclid
Posted on: August 1, 2022
Job Description:
Cleveland Clinic's Euclid Hospital is currently seeking a
full-time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (Family or
Adult Certified) to add to their inpatient Med Surg Team!
This team will consist of 3 APPs that will collaboratively work
together to create the scheduled shift rotation.
Schedule: Day/Evening rotation (evenings starting at 3pm) including
some weekends, 4-10s shifts . *No weekends required while covering
the evening shift.
New graduates that are licensed are welcome to apply!
APRN: Nationally certified licensed healthcare provider who
provides primary and/or specialty nursing and/or medical care in a
variety of healthcare settings. Functions in collaboration with a
physician according to a standard care arrangement and specialty
certification. Practice emphasizes health promotion, disease
prevention and the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic
health problems.
PA: Nationally certified licensed healthcare provider who provides
primary and or specialty medical care (the practice of medicine) in
a variety of healthcare settings. Functions the collaboration
agreement of a Physician, (as per O.R.C. 4730) performs complete
histories and physicals on patients of all ages to establish and
record patient's current health status and to develop a working
diagnosis and treatment plan to provide continuing medical care,
including daily examinations, writing orders, chart notes,
discharging patients and completing discharge summaries. This
medical care may be in a variety of clinical settings. PA's are
privileged by the Board of Governors. PA's in the Hospital care
role provide outpatient and/or hospital based care to patients
(more than 50% of their time) with complex, acute, and chronic
health conditions. Outpatient/Hospital care PA's practice in a
setting that requires the performance of diagnostic and therapeutic
interventions to manage acute and chronic health problems. Must
have the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.
Job Responsibilities:
- Conducts thorough medical histories, performs complete physical
examinations (where indicated), initiates appropriate lab,
radiology tests or other special tests required for evaluation of
illness, and scrutinizes lab data on new and former clinic patients
and hospital admissions to establish a record of the patient's
current health status and to develop a working diagnosis and
treatment plan.
- Must be able to work with collaborating physician.
- Performs and interprets, at least to the point of recognizing
deviations from normal, common laboratory, radiologic,
cardiographic and other routine diagnostic procedures used to
identify pathophysiologic processes as privileged by CCF
Credentialing Board.
- Performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations,
suturing and wound care, managing simple conditions produced by
infection or trauma, assisting in the management of more complex
illness and injury which may include assisting surgeons in
conducting operations and taking initiative in performing
evaluation and therapeutic procedures in response to
life-threatening situations, as privileged by CCF Credentialing
Board.
- May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by
prescriptive authority through applicable state Board of
Nursing/Medicine and CCF policy.
- Performs specialized procedures, including bone marrow
aspirations, biopsies and harvest, blood draws, designated IV
starts, spinal taps, thoracentesis and paracentesis as well as
other specific procedures as directed by the physician, following
approval by CCF Credentialing Board.
- Provides information and answers routine questions of patients
regarding their disease, including preventive health maintenance
topics such as diet, weight, smoking and topics related to medical
specialty, with basic recommendations.
- Educates patients regarding their disease, treatments, related
drug and treatment side effects and hazards.
- Participates in medical team rounds; collaborates with nursing,
medical and other healthcare team members regularly to ensure
quality patient care
- Refers patients to specialists as appropriate for consultation
or for specialized health resources and treatment.
- Ensures continuity of care by serving as a liaison between
patient and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team or
with other specialty areas as necessary.
- Performs research follow-up studies.
- Assists in data analysis.
- Participates in quality monitoring thru the review of records
and treatment plans for patient outcomes on a periodic basis to
assure quality care.
- Facilitates appropriate length of stay, discharge planning and
compliance with regulatory standards for inpatient management.
- May serve as clinical preceptor for PA/APRN students and other
health professionals.
- May serve as Faculty for onboarding new employees.
- Demonstrates a high standard of moral and ethical
behavior.
- Demonstrates compassion and professionalism and a commitment to
excellent patient care.
- May need to take call and work some off hours shifts as
needed
- Special procedure privileging may be required as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.Education:
- APRN: EDUCATION: Effective 05/01/2014: MSN required upon hire
or within 5 years of hire for external hires and internal hires
moving from a non-APRN licensed role to an APRN licensed role.
- Graduate of an accredited ARPN training program.
- PA: EDUCATION: Graduate of an A.R.C.-approved Physician
Assistant Program.
- Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies and/or
applicable state license through the State Medical Board for
certificate to practice.
Certifications:
- APRN: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse and Advanced
Practice Registered Nurse in applicable state.
- National certification as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by
nationally accredited organization recognized by state Board of
Nursing; current licensure by applicable state Board of Nursing,
(including certificate to prescribe if applicable).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association
(AHA) required.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life
Support (PALS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); or
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) may be required based upon work setting.
- PA: Current certification as a Physician Assistant through the
NCCPA (or successor).
- Must have Prescriptive authority or eligible to apply for
licensure to prescribe from the State Medical Board within the
first 6 months of hiring.
- Must have a Physician Supervision Agreement (listed on State
Medical Board website) and/or signed addendum to Physician
Supervision Agreement.
- Must be privileged by CCF's Credentialing Board.
- If candidate has held a license to prescribe within another
jurisdiction and needs to obtain a Master's degree in order to
apply for CT prescribe from applicable state, the candidate will be
subject for review for eligibility for hiring within our
system.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association
(AHA) required.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life
Support (PALS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) may be
required based upon work setting.
- For Homecare and Hospice field staff only, must have valid Ohio
Drivers license upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.
- For Homecare and Hospice field staff only, must have proof of
automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage, upon
hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.
- Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a
cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying
education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation
cycle, if they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer
center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an
accredited Cleveland Clinic facility.Competencies (Complexity of
Work):
- APRN/PA: Excellent analytical and decision making skills are
required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated competency and the ability to perform advanced
assessment and diagnosis.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize the electronic medical
record.
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the
ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take
appropriate action.
- Depending on practice, surgical fields may require surgical
experience.
Work Experience:
- APRN: Two years clinical nursing experience preferred.
- PA: Two years of relative clinical experience
preferred.Physical Requirements:
- APRN/PA: Typical physical demands include the ability to walk
and stand for long periods of time.
- Manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination to
perform physical examinations.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to a normal range.
- Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50
pounds.
- May require exposure to communicable diseases and/or body
fluids.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective
equipment as needed.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system
hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal
opportunity to all of our employees and applicants for employment
in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of
employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and
nicotine. Job offers will be rescinded for candidates for
employment who test positive for nicotine. Candidates for
employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's
Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions
after 90 days.
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program as well as a COVID-19 vaccine program. You will be required
to comply with both programs, which will include obtaining an
influenza vaccination, COVID-19 vaccination, or an exemption.
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upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to
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orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or
Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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Disabilities
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