Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant or Clinical Nurse Specialist-General Surgery I (Austintown)

                    

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Job Title

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant or Clinical Nurse Specialist-General Surgery I (Austintown)

                        

Location

Austintown

                    

Facility

Austintown Medical Outpatient Center A B C

                     

Department

UPS Reg Surg Specialities-Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital

                      

Job Code

T98100

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

The Digestive Disease Institute (DDI) is seeking a qualified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic surgical team within the Department of General Surgery at Austintown. This APP will have the opportunity to work with 4 DDI General Surgeons. They will become an integral part of the team, supporting the surgeons outpatient practices.

The daily duties include:
- Outpatient General Surgery Clinic seeing low complexity new patients, post op visits, and long term follow ups
- This role will not include time in the OR

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and work well in a team environment. The schedule for this job is full time and will be Monday to Friday days, with no holidays, nights, or weekends.

New graduates are welcome to apply.

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.

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 liaison between patient and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team or with other specialty areas as necessary.
• 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.
• Supports professional development of the health care team.
• Promotes translation of evidence-based practices, guidelines, and research.
• May conduct research studies.  May assists in data collection and analysis.
• May serve as clinical preceptor for students. May onboard new caregivers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of an A.R.C. approved Physician Assistant Program.
• Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies and/or higher degree obtained from a progr