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Job Title

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant or Clinical Nurse Specialist- Surgical Services II Nights, Fairview Hospital (Straight Nights)

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Fairview Hospital

                     

Department

Surgery-Fairview Hospital

                      

Job Code

T98103

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

6:00pm-6:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

*Competitive Nights compensation + robust benefits package

*Relocation for qualifying candidates

*Sign-on Bonus currently being offered for qualifying candidates- must be an experienced APRN/PA- minimum 3 years of relevant surgical experience.

 

Fairview Hospital is seeking a full time NP, PA, or CNS to join our Surgical Services nocturnist team!

 

The ideal candidate is highly professional and has at least one year of experience in a high volume acute care surgical practice. Direct experience in general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and/or trauma surgery is ideal. The ideal candidate has direct experience managing perioperative patients in the acute care setting, performing comprehensive perioperative assessment, and managing routine and complex perioperative conditions at a high level of autonomy. New graduate applicants would ideally have completed at least 12 weeks of clinical rotation in surgery and at Fairview Hospital. Previous experience with surgical debridement, incision & drainage, soft tissue biopsy, local anesthesia, joint injections, splint application, imaging interpretation, EKG interpretation, CORPAK placement, and EPIC is a plus. BLS, ACLS, ATLS, and DEA will be required for this position.

 

This position covers 6p-6a, and currently rotates a 5 on/7 off schedule, sharing equally in weekend and holiday coverage with the balance of the team.

 

 

Who you are:

• Calm under pressure – You respond quickly and accurately in fast moving, complex environments.
• Analytical – You are able to dive into the minutia of issues to find the break in logic.
• Detail Oriented – In your work, you are confident that the small details are correct.
• Flexible – You will be asked to do tasks that are outside of the stated job description. You are willing and enjoy learning on the fly.
• A lifetime learner – You’re driven by innate curiosity and an endless desire to learn. You consider learning a reward. You relish mastering your craft.
• Comfortable with complexity – You absorb complex ideas quickly and easily separate the things that matter from the things that don’t.
• Your confidence is balanced by a sense of humility. You’re more interested in figuring out what’s right than being right.
• You’re a builder - you want to find ways to guide our culture, and push us in new directions we’ve not yet considered.
• You believe in innovation and its place in maintaining a productive and sustained business environment.
• You enjoy working as part of a high-performance team.

 

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:

• 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 role.
• Graduate of an accredited APRN program.
• If in neonatal care service area Master’s Degree is required upon hire.

Languages:

• Oral and written communication in English

Certifications:

• Currently licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in applicable state(s).
• Must be licensed as an RN in applicable state(s).
• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner by nationally accredited organization recognized by state Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) may be required based upon work setting.
• Must have arrangements with at least one physician in accordance with requirements set forth by the State Board of Nursing in applicable states.
• Must be credentialed and privileged by the Medical Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the applicable hospitals.

Complexity of Work:

• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills are required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated competency and the ability to perform advanced assessment and diagnosis.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize the electronic medical record.
• Demonstrates a high standard of moral and ethical behavior.
• Demonstrates compassion and professionalism and a commitment to excellent patient care.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work independently.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Related clinical experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Typical physical demands include the ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.
• Manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination to perform physical examinations.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to a normal range.
• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• May require exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

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