Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA): Hospital Medicine Per Diem II

Cleveland Clinic

27d • Onsite

About The Position

Cleveland Clinic Martin Health is seeking a dedicated and skilled Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join our Hospital Medicine team. The APP will provide high-quality, evidence-based inpatient care in collaboration with hospitalists, specialists, surgeons, nursing staff, and other members of the healthcare team. This is an exciting opportunity to practice in a dynamic, team-based environment focused on excellence in patient care, safety, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of FL.
• Certification by AANP, ANCC (for NPs), or NCCPA (for PAs).
• BLS and ACLS certification required.
• APRN: Currently licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in applicable state. RN licensure required only if mandated by 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).
• Licensed by the State Medical Board of Florida as a PA-C.
• Must have a Physician Supervision Agreement and/or signed addendum to Physician Supervision Agreement.
• Must be privileged by CCF's Credentialing Board.
• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrates a high standard of moral and ethical behavior.
• Demonstrates compassion and professionalism and a commitment to excellent patient care.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in inpatient/hospital medicine preferred, but new graduates with strong clinical backgrounds will be considered.
• Two years clinical nursing experience preferred.
• Two years relative clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessments, formulate diagnoses, and develop treatment plans for acutely ill adult patients.
• Manage the day-to-day care of hospitalized patients including admissions, rounding, consults, and discharges.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, and initiate appropriate therapies.
• Document patient care clearly and efficiently in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Communicate effectively with physicians, nursing staff, patients, and families regarding patient status, treatment plans, and goals of care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, quality improvement initiatives, and educational activities.
• Adhere to hospital protocols, safety policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage time effectively and respond to emergencies in a calm, competent manner
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
• Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level