Advance Practice Provider (NP/PA): General Surgery PRN I

About the role

We are seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our surgical team as a First Assist in a fast-paced operating room environment. This position is open to both experienced APPs and new graduate PAs or APRNs who have completed applicable surgical clinical rotations. The provider will serve as a surgical first assist across a variety of specialties, including urology, plastic surgery, general surgery, ENT, gynecology, and orthopedics, while providing perioperative care to both adult and pediatric patients in an outpatient setting.

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.
• Makes decisions about medication prescriptions and monitors their effectiveness.
• 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.
• Serves as a liaison between patient and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team or with other specialty areas as necessary.
• Monitors and ensures continuity of care.
• 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.

Requirements

• Education: APRN (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.
• PA: Graduate of an A.R.C. approved Physician Assistant Program. Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies and/or higher degree obtained from a program recognized by their practicing states Licensing Board.
• Certifications: NP must be licensed as an RN in applicable state(s), currently licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in applicable state(s), and certified by a nationally accredited organization recognized by state Board of Nursing. PA must be certified as a Physician Assistant through the NCCPA or successor organization recognized by their practicing states Licensing Board.
• 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. Occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds. May require exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Experience: Related clinical experience preferred.

Skills

• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• 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.

Benefits

The listed range is based on a full-time (1.0 FTE) with the exception of PRN positions, which have an hourly rate based on the position type. We offer the following choices to cover your health, dental and vision care as well as life insurance. Health Plan Options – You have the choice between two comprehensive Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan options: EHP and EHP Plus. Both plans are administered by Aetna and feature minimal copays for in-network care. Although the benefit designs of EHP and EHP Plus are identical, they differ in their provider network size, with EHP offering a narrow network and EHP Plus providing access to the wide Aetna Open Access Select network. Both plans include access to Cleveland Clinic providers. The health plan also offers Healthy Choice, a voluntary program where participants earn premium discounts for achieving wellness goals. Dental Care – Four plan options administered by Cigna are available. Vision Care – Two plan options administered by EyeMed are available. Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs are available to help you pay for eligible expenses with pre-tax dollars. Life Insurance – Employer-paid life insurance equals 1x your annual salary with an option to purchase supplemental life insurance up to 10x your salary. You may also purchase dependent life insurance for a spouse and dependent children. Short- and Long-term Disability Coverage – Short-term disability is available after one continuous year of regular full-time service; long-term disability is available after five continuous years of regular full-time service.