- Where
- Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
- Level
- Mid
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Job Title
Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)- Gastroenterology- Section of Nutrition II
Location
Cleveland
Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Department
DDSI/Gastroenterology-Digestive Disease Institute
Job Code
T98104
Shift
Days
Schedule
7:00am-5:30pm
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’s Digestive Disease Institute is currently seeking a qualified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (Adult or Acute Certified) for a full-time position. This provider will treat patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal illness requiring the use of temporary or long term TPN and/or enteral nutrition, patients being evaluated or undergoing small bowel transplant, patients admitted to the hospital requiring nutrition support, patients with feeding tubes and general Nutrition patients. This is a hybrid position covering both inpatient and outpatient settings. Some typical duties will include inpatient rounding at Main Campus on the TPN services and Outpatient Clinic for new and established Nutrition patients. Potential opportunity to learn feeding tube placement, exchange and management of complications. The schedule for this position is typically 4-10 hour shifts. Weekends will be required approximately once per month and 1-2 holidays/year. Hours and coverage may change as the demands of the position evolve. The ideal candidate will be flexible with work assignment and a collaborative member of the multi-disciplinary team. Prior experience in Gastroenterology or Nutrition are strongly preferred. Generous sign-on bonus available for candidates with at least 3 years of APRN or PA experience.
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…