Advance Practice Provider; NP​/PA​/CNS): Gastroenterology Inpatient​/Outpatient IP​/OP Hybrid II

Advance Practice Provider (NP/PA/CNS):
Gastroenterology Inpatient/Outpatient IP/OP Hybrid II

Euclid

Euclid Hospital

DDSI/Gastroenterology-Digestive Disease Institute

T98104

Days

8:00am-5:00pm

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.

This opportunity will be 50% Inpatient and 50% Outpatient.

Outpatient Responsibilities: Outpatient office visits, rectal exams, responding to patient calls/messages, interpreting diagnostic testing and discussing results with patients, collaborating with supervising physician as needed.

Inpatient Responsibilities: See and triage new consults and follow up on patients daily, collaborate with Staff and multidisciplinary team, facilitate imaging/endoscopy/workup as appropriate, be available for calls and questions regarding GI diagnoses and treatments.

The schedule for this position is day shifts, 1 weekend required to work per month and 1-2 holiday coverage per year.

New graduates are welcome to apply. The ideal candidate will have gastroenterology experience, ICU or ED nursing/ clinical 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 necessary.
• Participates in quality monitoring thru the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes on a periodic basis to assure quality care.
• Facilitates appropriate length of stay, discharge planning and compliance with regulatory standards for inpatient management.
• Supports professional development of…