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Job Title
Advanced Practice Provider (NP, PA, CNS) - Wound Care I PRN
Location
Akron
Facility
Akron General Medical Center
Department
Advanced Practice Nurses-Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Job Code
Q99989
Shift
Days
Schedule
7:00am-4:00pm
Job Summary
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.
Job Details
Cleveland Clinic Akron General is seeking a skilled and compassionate clinician to join our Wound Care team on a PRN basis. This role offers the opportunity to provide specialized, patient-centered wound management within a nationally recognized health system committed to clinical excellence and collaborative care.
The provider will be responsible for comprehensive assessment and management of patients with acute and chronic wounds, collaborating closely with physicians, nurses, and an interdisciplinary care team to develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans. The role emphasizes advanced wound care techniques, patient and caregiver education, and optimizing healing outcomes across care settings.
Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate will be an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) with current or prior wound care experience, preferably with wound care certification. However, an APRN New Graduate with experience as a Registered Nurses with significant wound care experience will also be considered.
Schedule :
PRN position
Weekday coverage only: Monday–Friday
8-hour shifts, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
No evenings, weekends, or holidays
This is an excellent opportunity for a wound care professional seeking flexible scheduling while making a meaningful impact at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, a trusted healthcare leader serving the Greater Akron community.
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…