Advanced Practice Provider

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Job Title

Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA/CNS) Cardiovascular Medicine- Genomics & Precision Medicine I

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Preventive Cardiology-Heart Vascular & Thoracic Institute

Job Code

T98100

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

The Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute is seeking a motivated Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join the newly established Section of Cardiovascular Genomics & Precision Medicine.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a new and growing program at the intersection of cardiology and genomics. The APP will collaborate with cardiologists, genetic counselors, and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care before and after genetic testing, provide follow-up care, and help integrate precision medicine into clinical practice.

Ideal candidates will have prior cardiology experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for innovation and patient-centered care.

Schedule: 4- 10-hour shifts per week (typically 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) in an outpatient setting.- Schedule and hours are variable and subject to change based on organizational need.

Join us to help advance the future of cardiovascular care through genomics and precision medicine.

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 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.
• Performs research follow-up studies.
• Assists in data analysis.
• 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.
• May serve as clinical preceptor for PA/APRN students and other health professionals.
• May serve as Faculty for onboarding new employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

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