Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Obstetrics Emergency Department (OBED) III

                    

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Job Title

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Obstetrics Emergency Department (OBED) III

                        

Location

Mayfield Hts

                    

Facility

Hillcrest Hospital

                     

Department

Obstetrics-Obstetrics & Gynecology Institute

                      

Job Code

T98102

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

3:00pm-11:00pm

                       

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

Join our Advanced Practice Provider team, directly reporting to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Institute, working in the Obstetric Emergency Department (OBED) and on the postpartum floor.

                                                                                                       

While first priority for this position will be managing patients in the OBED, duties may also include, but not limited to, first assisting in cesarean sections, performing circumcisions, performing Nexplanon implants, H&P’s and postpartum rounding. A background in women’s health is desired but not essential, as we are willing to train (with the MD’s, APP’s in L&D ) in all aspects of this position. Special privileges will be applied for and criteria met for performing these duties through our Medical Staff office upon hire. Surgical experience a plus!

This position will initially provide coverage Monday through Friday 3p-11p. However, this will change to align with the current role of the postpartum team with future care model re-alignment. Once this change occurs, the caregivers in this role participate in day/night shift change. In current state, every one of our caregivers works every third weekend, with a fellow APP, during day shift, and also will be covering a night weekend shift.  All of these shift requirements are not negotiable and part of the job. The day shift involves the hours of either 7a-3:30pm or 7a-7p, and alternate as scheduled. There are normally at least two of our APP’s on day shift. The night shift hours are 7p-7a, and there is one of our APP’s scheduled at night.

Every one of our caregivers are trained and involved in C-sections, Nexplanon implants, and circumcisions. This is a vital responsibility of the position, along with triage and post-partum rounding, along with the shift changes from days to nights as scheduled and is non-negotiable. 

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 a