Advance Practice Provider; NP​/CNS​/PA): General ENT

Position: Advance Practice Provider (NP/CNS/PA): General ENT I
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Job Title Advance Practice Provider (NP/CNS/PA):
General ENT I Location Cleveland Facility Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Department Head Neck Surgery-Integrated Surgical Institute Job CodeT
98100 Shift Days Schedule8:00am-5:00pm

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

The Head and Neck Institute is currently seeking a qualified CNS, Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (Adult or Acute certified) for a full time position with General ENT. This provider will care for the ear, nose and throat problems of the entire family. This position is not for the procedure averse as a variety of surgical procedures will be required during times of call.

This is a variable position that will include inpatient as well as some outpatient. Work locations will cover Main Campus as well as several regional locations (specific regional locations TBD). New graduates with surgical/procedural experience are welcome to apply.

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 on new and former clinic patients and hospital admissions to establish a record of the patient's current health status and to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Must be able to work with collaborating physician.
• Performs and interprets, at least to the point of recognizing deviations from normal, common laboratory, radiologic, cardiographic and other routine diagnostic procedures used to identify pathophysiologic processes as privileged by CCF Credentialing Board.
• Performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, managing simple conditions produced by infection or trauma, assisting in the management of more complex illness and injury which may include assisting surgeons in conducting operations and taking initiative in performing evaluation and therapeutic procedures in response to life- threatening situations, as privileged by CCF Credentialing Board.
• May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through applicable state Board of Nursing/Medicine and CCF policy
• Performs specialized procedures, including bone marrow aspirations, biopsies and harvest, blood draws, designated IV starts, spinal taps, thoracentesis and paracentesis as well as other specific procedures as directed by the physician, following approval by CCF Credentialing Board.
• Provides information and answers routine questions of patients regarding their disease, including preventive health maintenance topics such as diet, weight, smoking and topics related to medical specialty, with basic recommendations.
• Educates patients regarding their disease, treatments, related drug and treatment side effects and hazards.
• Participates in medical team rounds; collaborates with nursing, medical…