Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pre-Anesthesia Testing I PRN

                    

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Job Title

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pre-Anesthesia Testing I PRN

                        

Location

Akron

                    

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

                     

Department

Pre-Surgical Testing-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

Q99984

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

6:30am-3:00pm/7:00am-3:30pm

                       

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 Akron General is seeking an easily adaptable Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for the Pre-Anesthesia testing (PAT) area. APP would care for adult and geriatric patients preparing them for surgery by completing pre-anesthesia visits and to collaborate closely with the Anesthesiologist. APP responsibilities would include collecting and reviewing the patients medical, surgical, and anesthesia history, any tests they may have had done (blood studies, EKG, echocardiogram, stress test, etc.) and prior experiences with anesthesia in order to prepare patients for surgery.

Ideal candidate will be flexible as shifts and locations may vary:
6:30am-3pm
7am-3:30pm
8am-4:30pm.

Akron General Main Campus, Pre-Op
Akron General Endo
Akron General Health and Wellness Center, Bath
Outpatient Pre-testing Offices

PRNs to pick up minimum 2 days per schedule ( 4 weeks per schedule) and helping occasionally picking up a Friday*
*Subject to change based off department needs.

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 st