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Job Title
Advanced Practice Provider (Acute Care NP, PA, CNS) - Inpatient Neurosurgery III (Part-Time)
Location
Akron
Facility
Akron General Medical Center
Department
Advanced Practice Nurses-Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Job Code
T98102
Shift
Day/Evening/Night/Weekend
Schedule
6:00am-6:00pm/6:00pm-6:00am
Job Summary
Job Details
The Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the inpatient Neurosurgery team, providing comprehensive, evidence-based care for patients with traumatic, vascular, oncologic, degenerative, and other neurosurgical disorders. The APP practices collaboratively with the attending neurosurgeon and multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality inpatient care throughout the patient's hospitalization.
This position is dedicated to inpatient neurosurgical care and includes the evaluation and management of neurosurgical consultations, daily rounding, discharge planning, Level I trauma response, bedside procedures, and coordination of multidisciplinary care. This role does not include operating room responsibilities or call coverage.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care, Trauma, Emergency Medicine, or Critical Care.
Experience caring for patients in a Level I Trauma Center and/or Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Procedural competency consistent with institutional privileging.
Schedule and Work Expectations
Part-time.
Scheduled 10–12 hour shifts , primarily weekdays, rotate some nightshift
Average of two weekend days per month as part of a rotating weekend schedule.
Participation in holiday rotation as assigned.
No overnight call responsibilities.
No operating room responsibilities or first-assist duties.
Practice is focused exclusively on inpatient clinical care.
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…