Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA): Infectious Disease I

Cleveland Clinic•Vero Beach, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Cleveland Clinic is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the Infectious Disease team at Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach. The role includes inpatient new consultations and follow-up care, rounding with attending physicians, and collaborating with other healthcare team members. The provider manages adult patients, including assessment, diagnostic ordering and interpretation, antimicrobial management, and communication with patients and the healthcare team. APP experience is preferred; new graduates with infectious disease experience may be considered. The role involves conducting histories and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, developing treatment plans, providing patient education, coordinating care, and supporting inpatient discharge planning and quality monitoring. The provider works with a collaborating physician and multidisciplinary teams, and may perform procedures and take part in research follow-up, data analysis, student precepting, and employee onboarding. The APRN must hold applicable state RN/APRN licensure and nationally recognized APRN certification. The PA must hold current NCCPA certification, applicable state licensure, a physician supervision agreement, and CCF Credentialing Board privileges. BLS certification through the American Heart Association is required; ACLS, PALS, or NRP may be required depending on the work setting. Strong analytical, communication, diagnostic, teamwork, electronic medical record, and critical-thinking skills are required. The role requires the ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment and to demonstrate professionalism, compassion, and ethical conduct.

Requirements

For APRNs: applicable-state RN and APRN licensure, with RN licensure required when mandated by the state.
For APRNs: national certification from an organization recognized by the state Board of Nursing.
For PAs: current Physician Assistant certification through the NCCPA or successor.
For PAs: licensure by the applicable state medical board and a Physician Supervision Agreement and/or signed addendum.
For PAs: privileges from the CCF Credentialing Board.
Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association is required.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), or, for applicable APRN settings, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) may be required depending on the work setting.
Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrated competency in advanced assessment and diagnosis.
Ability to use the electronic medical record.
High standards of moral and ethical conduct, compassion, professionalism, and commitment to excellent patient care.
Critical-thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision and take appropriate action in a stressful environment.
Ability to walk and stand for long periods; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for examinations; corrected vision and hearing within the normal range; and ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
May be exposed to communicable diseases and/or body fluids; must follow required standard precautions and use personal protective equipment.
For nurses or advanced practice nurses working in specified oncology settings or administering chemotherapy at an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility: cancer-specific certification or qualifying ongoing education within the facility’s accreditation-cycle timeframe.

Nice To Haves

APP experience; new graduates with infectious disease experience may be considered.
For APRNs: two years of clinical nursing experience preferred.
For PAs: two years of related clinical experience preferred.
Surgical experience may be required depending on the practice.

Responsibilities

Conduct medical histories and physical examinations; order appropriate laboratory, radiology, and other tests; review results; and develop working diagnoses and treatment plans.
Work with a collaborating physician.
Perform and interpret routine laboratory, radiologic, cardiographic, and other diagnostic procedures, recognizing deviations from normal within granted privileges.
Perform routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care; assist with complex illness and injury management and, where applicable, surgical operations and urgent evaluation or treatment procedures.
Prescribe and monitor medications as permitted by applicable state prescriptive authority and CCF policy.
Perform specialized procedures as directed by the physician and approved by the CCF Credentialing Board.
Answer patient questions and provide information on disease and preventive health topics.
Educate patients about their conditions, treatments, and related medication and treatment side effects and hazards.
Participate in medical team rounds and collaborate regularly with nursing, medical, and other healthcare team members.
Refer patients to specialists and specialized health resources when appropriate.
Coordinate continuity of care between patients, multidisciplinary team members, and specialty areas.
Perform research follow-up studies and assist with data analysis.
Participate in periodic quality monitoring through review of patient records, treatment plans, and outcomes.
Facilitate appropriate length of stay, discharge planning, and compliance with inpatient regulatory standards.
May precept PA/APRN students and other health professionals.
May serve as faculty for onboarding new employees.
Perform other duties as assigned.