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Job Title

Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant or Clinical Nurse Specialist- Lutheran Hospital Clinician II

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Lutheran Hospital

                     

Department

Clinicians-Lutheran Hospital

                      

Job Code

T98104

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is currently seeking an experienced Full-time Advanced Practice Provider with Inpatient, Med Surg or ICU experience to join their Clinicians team! New Grads that are licensed are welcome to apply!

Lutheran Hospital's Inpatient Clinicians team consists of a 8-member team 14-member team of APRNs and PAs that support the internal medicine, gastroenterology, general surgery and neurosurgery services lines.

Schedule: 4-10s, Days, Rotating weekends. No Holidays currently.

Common admission diagnoses/ patient population may include:

Internal Medicine

Commonly treating acute exacerbations of chronic diseases including coronary artery disease, COPD, CHF, diabetes, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, chronic kidney disease; patients with withdrawal for alcohol or drugs seeking inpatient rehab; cellulitis, wound care; pneumonia, bronchitis, upper respiratory infections; sepsis; syncope, falls; new neurologic complaints.

Orthopedic surgery

Medical post operative management of patients receiving total joint replacements (knee, hip, shoulder) and post-trauma orthopedic surgery. (and would list this LAST)

Daily responsibilities include:
- Admitting patients to floor by completing H&Ps and admission orders
- Completing discharge orders and discharge summary
- Rounding with physicians and completion of appropriate documentation
- Attendance of daily interdisciplinary team rounding with case management, nursing, pharmacy, and other ancillary services as appropriate
- Ongoing collaboration with ancillary services to expedite care, increase throughout, decrease length of stay and improve patient experience 
- Completion of new consults and notes in collaboration with physician/ surgeon as appropriate

- Serves on hospital-wide committees and projects.

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.

                       

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