Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) Pediatric Primary Care I

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic and make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families. Cleveland Clinic is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join our Pediatric Primary Care team at our Stark/Mercy location. This position provides comprehensive primary care to pediatric patients from birth through age 21. We are looking for an experienced, clinically strong Advanced Practice Provider who is collaborative, team-focused, and committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to children, adolescents, young adults, and their families.

Why Join Us? This is an opportunity to join Cleveland Clinic while building meaningful relationships with pediatric patients and their families through primary care. The position combines a collaborative team environment with schedule flexibility and the opportunity to care for patients throughout childhood, adolescence, and into young adulthood. Bring your clinical expertise, collaborative approach, and passion for pediatric care to Cleveland Clinic.

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.