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Looking forward to learning more about you! Submit your resume along with what do you like most about this particular opportunity to [email protected]
CKHC is located on Cleveland’s beautiful east side. We enjoy the best a strong Midwest city has to offer including excellent daycare and school options for kids and lively night life for adults. For adults and children, culture is key here, with top notch museums, theater, music and a resurging downtown with restaurants, galleries, shopping, bars, and more. Lake Erie with its water sports and fishing is also a big draw! Blossom Music Center is the summer home of the world-famous Cleveland Orchestra and attracts major national and international entertainment. You can root for the Cleveland Browns, the Cleveland Guardians or the Cavaliers! In a little more than an hour’s flight, or a pleasant few-hours drive, you can visit New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Niagara Falls or Toronto.
APP – Nurse Practitioner (CNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) Do you enjoy the mental challenge of interesting cases? We are looking for an exceptional NP or PA with critical care or nephrology experience to provide outstanding care to our patients. We allow you to practice to the highest level of your degree – which you have worked hard to earn- and we provide the collaboration and support you deserve to help you be your best.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: We are a tight-knit group of three physicians and three APPs, looking for a fourth) to join our team. The APPs in our practice work closely with the physicians to manage our renal patients across a range of nephrology needs, from hypertension, acute and/or chronic kidney disease, to dialysis. Our APPs have a nice mix of mostly inpatient care and rounding on our ESRD/ESKD patients in dialysis centers, but also seeing our patients in rehab facilities. We are proud to be the premier nephrology practice in the communities we serve, in Cleveland’s eastern suburbs at both University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic hospitals.
The APP candidate should possess these skills:
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Demonstrate critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in medical decision making while performing evaluation and management of the patients.
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Communicate effectively with patients, referring providers, other members of the practice, and the patient’s healthcare team, as needed to foster continuity of care and good relations.
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Order appropriate laboratory tests or radiologic procedures, along with following up on the results.
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Recommend consults as appropriate.
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Prescribe appropriate pharmacological agents as well as non-pharmacologic therapies (no controlled substances.)
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Document the plan of care, interventions and evaluations in a clear and concise manner in the patient’s medical record while following approved hospital and office policies and compliance standards for documentation.
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Submit correct billing codes with appropriate diagnosis codes on a daily basis to the practice. On the job training in billing and coding is provided, with optional webinars.
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Other duties may be assigned.
EDUCATION: Masters or doctoral degree, from an accredited nurse practitioner or physician assistant school/program.
LICENSURE: Nationally certified and licensed (or soon will be) as a Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant by the State of Ohio Board of Nursing (NP) or Board of Medicine (PA).
EXPERIENCE: three years as an RN with critical care (ICU/ER) or nephrology experience, or employment as an APP in a hospital setting for three years or more..
JOB TYPE: Full Time, Monday- Friday and 26 weekend days a year (combo of Saturdays and Sundays), and two Federal holidays a year in rotation with the other APPs.
BENEFITS: Competitive salary, PTO, 401(k) retirement plan once qualified, CME opportunities, optional medical and dental insurance, malpractice insurance.
SCHEDULE: Mon – Friday 8a-5p, and 26 weekend days a year.
LOCATIONS: Hospitals, Dialysis Units, Rehab Facilities
Email your cover letter, CV, and two professional references to [email protected] today!
Looking forward to learning more about you! Submit your resume along with what do you like most about this particular opportunity to [email protected]
CKHC is located on Cleveland’s beautiful east side. We enjoy the best a strong Midwest city has to offer including excellent daycare and school options for kids and lively night life for adults. For adults and children, culture is key here, with top notch museums, theater, music and a resurging downtown with restaurants, galleries, shopping, bars, and more. Lake Erie with its water sports and fishing is also a big draw! Blossom Music Center is the summer home of the world-famous Cleveland Orchestra and attracts major national and international entertainment. You can root for the Cleveland Browns, the Cleveland Guardians or the Cavaliers! In a little more than an hour’s flight, or a pleasant few-hours drive, you can visit New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Niagara Falls or Toronto.