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A Brief Overview
The Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for providing quality care for patients and increasing patient access and satisfaction. Standard tasks to be performed by a NP/PA as specified by the Ohio State Board of Medicine and UH entity specific Medical Bylaws:

What you will do

     This is s full-time, day shift position; Monday through Friday with rotating weekend call coverage. This role is a combination of surgery (40%) and clinic (60%). Clinic will be based at our UH Center for Orthopedics in Sheffield. Surgery locations include Elyria, St. John, Parma, Mercy, and Amherst Beaver Creek Ambulatory Surgery Center. Experienced Orthopedic APP or similar surgery background is strongly preferred, but will consider new grads. 

·        Initiates and maintains positive relationships w/pts/customers (10%)

·        Initiates and maintains positive relationships w/co-workers (10%)

·        Takes responsibility for self-development and supports a learning environment (10%)

·        Displays commitment to the mission of the hospital and its values (10%)

·        Performs patient assessment and assigns diagnosis based on recorded assessment data and current scientific and current research (20%)

·        Establishes plan of care and implements interventions in accordance w/carepaths, protocols, and standards of care and current research (15%)

·        Collaborates w/other health care providers in an interdisciplinary approach to provide care to the patient and family (5%)

·        Contributes to the educational development of staff, patients, family and self (5%)

·        Demonstrates progressive leadership and effective management (5%)

·        Provides education through role modeling and in-services to meet identified learning needs and to promote professionalism (5%)

·        Advances own professional development through self-directed learning, continuing education and participation in peer review (5%)

Education
 

• Master's Degree from an accredited PA educational program (Required)

Work Experience
 

• 1+ years as a PA or RFNA (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
 

• Demonstrated leadership skills. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrated skills in interpersonal relationships. (Required proficiency)
• Recognized as proficient clinician for selected population of patients (Required proficiency)
• Must have computer skills to access patient medical data from UHHS mainframe. (Required proficiency)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications
 

• Physician Assistant (PA) by Ohio Board of Medicine (Required) and
• Physician Assistant (PA) National (Required) and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required) and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)
• Have passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (Required) and
• Practice with a supervising physician (Required Upon Hire)

Physical Demands
 

• Standing Frequently
• Walking Frequently
• Sitting Rarely
• Lifting Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Carrying Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pushing Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pulling Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Climbing Occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Balancing Occasionally
• Stooping Frequently
• Kneeling Frequently
• Crouching Frequently
• Crawling Occasionally
• Reaching Frequently
• Handling Frequently
• Grasping Frequently
• Feeling Constantly
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly