Advanced Practice Provider (NP, PA, CNS) - General Surgery OR II

About the role

Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (PA-C or FNP with RNFA certification) to join its General Surgery team in the operating room. The provider works with surgeons and the multidisciplinary surgical team to deliver perioperative care and assist with general surgical procedures. The shift is 3 days, 8 hours, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with about 3-4 days of call per month.

Key responsibilities

• First assist in the operating room and provide perioperative care alongside surgeons.
• Manage patients before and after surgery, evaluate them and coordinate care across the surgical continuum.
• Take thorough medical histories, perform physical examinations where indicated, and order and interpret lab, radiology and other diagnostic tests.
• Perform and interpret routine and specialized procedures as credentialed and privileged by the hospital's governing bodies.
• Prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by license and policy, educate patients and refer them to specialists when needed.
• Take part in medical team rounds, quality monitoring, discharge planning and inpatient regulatory compliance.
• Support professional development, promote evidence-based practice, and may conduct research, collect data, act as a clinical preceptor or onboard new caregivers.

Required profile

• Nurse Practitioner: currently licensed in the applicable state, licensed as an RN, nationally certified, with BLS and ACLS/PALS or NRP; must have a physician supervision agreement and hospital privileging.
• Physician Assistant: graduate of an ARC-approved program, licensed to practice and prescribe, with BLS and ACLS/PALS/ATLS as required by setting, a physician supervision agreement and hospital privileging.
• Clinical Nurse Specialist: currently licensed as a CNS and as an RN, nationally certified, with BLS and ACLS/PALS or NRP as required by setting.
• MSN required upon hire or within 3 years for external hires and internal hires moving from a non-APRN role; master's degree required for neonatal care services.