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Job Title
Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant or Clinical Nurse Specialist– Post-Liver Transplant and General Hepatology I
Location
Cleveland
Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Department
DDSI/Gastroenterology-Digestive Disease Institute
Job Code
T98100
Shift
Days
Schedule
8:00am-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 Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Section of Transplant Hepatology is hiring one Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to join our team in the care of Post-Liver Transplant patients. The primary role for this position is long term follow up and management of patients who have successfully undergone a liver transplant and have completed their initial recovery period. This provider will manage immune suppression, complications of transplant related medications, metabolic syndrome and recurrent liver disease in the new liver allograft. General Hepatology clinic will make up approximately 2.5 days of the week and includes seeing new and established patients for conditions such as elevated liver biochemistries, fatty liver, viral hepatitis, genetic liver conditions and compensated/decompensated cirrhotics. The primary location for this position will be Main Campus, regional sites can be considered based on patient and department needs. Some paracentesis clinic coverage is possible based on candidate interest and department needs. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, comfortable working with a high level of autonomy, functions well as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and is flexible in work assignments. The shift for this position is Mon-Fri 8-5 with unlikely need for holiday/weekend coverage. Candidates with relatable experience (Hepatology, Transplant, GI, etc…) are preferred.
Weekly Schedule:
2 days of long-term clinic (post transplant)
2.5 days of general hepatology clinic, this will be switched to pre or post in future should it be needed and depending on liver transplant program volume. This can be switched to Paracentesis time once a month.
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 the health care team.
- Promotes translation of evidence-based practices, guidelines, and research.
- May conduct research studies. May assists in data collection and analysis.
- May serve as clinical preceptor for students. May onboard new caregivers.
- Other duties as assigned.
Effective 05/01/2014: MSN required upon hire or within 3 years of hire for external hires and internal hires moving from a non-APRN licensed role to an APRN licensed role.
Graduate of an accredited APRN program.
If in neonatal care service area Master’s Degree is required upon hire.
Graduate of an A.R.C. approved Physician Assistant Program.
Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies and/or higher degree obtained from a program recognized by their practicing states Licensing Board.
Oral and written communication in English
Personal Protective Equipment:
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