Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) Inpatient OB/GYN II

                    

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Job Title

Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) Inpatient OB/GYN II

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Fairview Hospital

                     

Department

OB/GYN-Obstetrics & Gynecology Institute

                      

Job Code

T98104

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

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

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

We are looking for a dedicated Advanced Practice Provider to become part of our inpatient OB/GYN team at Fairview Hospital. This role will work closely with our OB/GYN physicians and residents in our OB Triage as well as assisting with inpatient postpartum rounding and GYN consults. This position will collaborate with our postpartum APP team to provide additional assistance in caring for our postpartum patients including circumcisions and 1st assisting in c-sections, as needed. There will be one APP covering the triage shift, with the expectation of covering every 3rd weekend and holiday. This position also requires occasional cross coverage to Hillcrest Hospital for inpatient GYN/OB ED dayshift coverage as needed. All of these shift requirements are not negotiable and part of the job. The day shift hours are 7a-3:30p/7a-7p.

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:

APRN 

Effective 05/01/2014: MSN required upon hire or within 3 years of hire for external hires and internal hires moving from a non-APRN licensed role to an APRN licensed