Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Medicine I - East Side Float

                    

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Job Title

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Medicine I - East Side Float

                        

Location

Mayfield Hts

                    

Facility

Hillcrest Hospital

                     

Department

Palliative and Supportive Care-Cancer Institute

                      

Job Code

T98104

                     

Shift

Days + Call

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

Nationally certified Advanced Practice Provider who provides primary and/or specialty care in a variety of healthcare settings. Functions in collaboration with the health care team in accordance with certification and licensure. Practice emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention and the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic health problems. Responsible for dissemination of knowledge through instructing, leading and developing educational programs.

                         

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic is seeking a motivated and compassionate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Palliative Medicine Program within the Taussig Cancer Institute. This inpatient-based role focuses on providing high-quality, patient-centered care aimed at improving the quality of life for patients and their families who are facing serious illnesses.

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to conduct new consults and follow-up visits, participate in daily rounds with attending physicians, and provide comprehensive management for adult patients. Responsibilities include symptom management, performing clinical assessments, writing orders, and completing discharge summaries.

This position is primarily based at Hillcrest Hospital, with rotation coverage at Cleveland Clinic’s East Side campuses, including Marymount and South Pointe Hospitals.

• Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the State of Ohio.

• Experience in an APP role is preferred; however, new graduates with strong backgrounds in Oncology or Critical Care are encouraged to apply.

• For APRNs, AOCNP Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care is required within the first two years of hire.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a collaborative, mission-driven team dedicated to providing compassionate care and supporting patients through all stages of serious illness.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/cancer/depts/palliative-medicine

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 to establish a record of the patient's current health status and to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan.  Works in collaboration with the health care team.
• Performs and interprets common laboratory, radiologic, cardiographic and other routine diagnostic procedures used to identify pathophysiologic processes as credentialed and privileged by the Medical Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the applicable hospitals.
• Performs routine and specialized procedures as credentialed and privileged by the Medical Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the applicable hospitals.
• May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by license through applicable state board and Cleveland Clinic policies.
• Educates patients and answers questions 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 li