Advanced Practice Provider (Acute Care NP) (NP/PA/CNS)-Critical Care Medicine Post-Graduate Fellowship Training Program

                    

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Job Title

Advanced Practice Provider (Acute Care NP) (NP/PA/CNS)-Critical Care Medicine Post-Graduate Fellowship Training Program

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

                      

Job Code

T98346

                     

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

                       

Schedule

12:00am-12:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

The Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship is an innovative 12-month program with a mission to train post-graduate Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to provide comprehensive critical care services to the most acutely ill Medical ICU patients. Fellows of the program will graduate with the critical thinking, diagnostic, and clinical skills necessary for the management of complex clinical cases while providing safe, efficient, and evidence-based care to critically ill adults in today’s multi-disciplinary, team-based model of care.  There will be 2 Cohorts per year. Please see schedule below. 

Timeline for Cohort 2 (2026) 

• Application deadline: June 19, 2026
• Anticipated Start Date: October 5, 2026

*Applications will be accepted through June 19th, 2026 (unless the positions are filled before then), with virtual interviews conducted on a rolling basis as applications are received. Candidates who are successful in their virtual interviews may be invited for a site visit.

***REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION*** (Applicants that have not submitted required documents by the application deadline will not be considered)
●    CV/Resume
●    Cover letter/Personal Statement 
●    Minimum of 2 letters of recommendation (PA/NP program director, Clinical Instructor, etc.) (Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the author to appccmfellowship@ccf.org).  
●    Candidates must be eligible for DEA licensure
●    Current BLS/ACLS certification*

*If not already completed at time of application, all qualifications must be completed 6 weeks prior to the start date. 

Eligibility Requirements

Nurse Practitioners:

• Master’s degree in Adult Gerontology Acute Care certification from an accredited school/college of nursing
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio
• Current OH license* 

Physician Assistants: 

• Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program 
• Current OH license*

*All certifications and board examinations must be successfully completed 6 weeks prior to program start date. 

 
The 12 month, intensive training program will provide the fellow with a comprehensive, structured transition into the fast-paced environment of Critical Care Medicine. Fellows begin with a boot camp to review and establish the fundamentals of practice.  Each week includes protected didactic learning which includes case-based learning, lecture, and simulations, all with an emphasis on applying evidenced based medicine.  Clinical training includes nine months of precepted rotations on intensive care units and other services followed by three months of internship.  The schedule for our fellows varies by week and is unique to each rotation, and it includes a combination of days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Between clinical and didactic experiences, our fellows commit five days a week [roughly 50 hours/week] towards their training.   NP/PA fellows participate in basic and advanced procedural simulation followed by rotations on procedural services and dedicated airway management training in the OR. Throughout training, Fellows are supervised by department NP/PAs and physician experts in their field. Each fellow receives instruction and mentoring in professional development including a structured, 1 on 1 mentored experience identifying and completing a quality or research proj