Nurse Practitioner – Physician Assistant or Clinical Nurse Specialist – Peds Picu/Pcicu III PRN
| Company | Cleveland Clinic |
|---|---|
| Location | Cleveland, OH, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Nationally certified licensed healthcare provider
- Graduate of an accredited ARPN training program (for APRN)
- Graduate of an A.R.C.-approved Physician Assistant Program (for PA)
- Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in applicable state (for APRN)
- Current certification as a Physician Assistant through the NCCPA (for PA)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) may be required based upon work setting
- Excellent analytical and decision making skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrated competency and the ability to perform advanced assessment and diagnosis
- Demonstrated ability to utilize the electronic medical record
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
Responsibilities
- Conducts thorough medical histories, performs complete physical examinations, initiates appropriate lab, radiology tests or other special tests required for evaluation of illness
- Must be able to work with collaborating physician
- Performs and interprets common laboratory, radiologic, cardiographic and other routine diagnostic procedures
- Performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care
- May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by prescriptive authority
- Performs specialized procedures, including bone marrow aspirations, biopsies and harvest, blood draws, designated IV starts, spinal taps, thoracentesis and paracentesis
- Provides information and answers routine questions of patients regarding their disease
- Educates patients 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
- 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
- Performs research follow-up studies
- Assists in data analysis
- Participates in quality monitoring thru the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes
- Facilitates appropriate length of stay, discharge planning and compliance with regulatory standards for inpatient management
- May serve as clinical preceptor for PA/APRN students and other health professionals
- May serve as Faculty for onboarding new employees
- Demonstrates a high standard of moral and ethical behavior
- Demonstrates compassion and professionalism and a commitment to excellent patient care
- Routinely takes call and works off shift hours: Weekends/holidays, nights; shifts cover 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Special procedure privileging is required
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous PICU experience preferred
- New graduates with strong ICU experience are welcome to apply
- Two years clinical advanced practice nursing experience preferred (for APRN)
- Two years relative clinical experience preferred (for PA)