Advanced Practice Provider - Hematology Oncology

Cleveland Clinic Health System is seeking a skilled Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA/CNS) to join the Cancer Institute team at Akron General Medical Center. This regional role offers a dynamic blend of outpatient and consult-based care focusing on hematology and oncology patients. The clinician will collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to deliver comprehensive, high-quality patient care, health promotion, and disease management.

Practice Info

• Located at Akron General Medical Center serving the Akron area

• Part of Cleveland Clinic's Cancer Institute

• Involves a dynamic blend of outpatient and consult-based care

Shift & Schedule

• Shift: Days

• Schedule: 8:00am-5:30pm

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough medical histories, perform complete physical examinations, and order or initiate appropriate diagnostic tests to establish a working diagnosis and treatment plan.

• Perform and interpret common laboratory, radiologic, cardiographic, and other routine diagnostic procedures as credentialed and privileged.

• Prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by license through applicable state boards and Cleveland Clinic policies.

• Educate patients and answer questions regarding their disease, treatments, and related side effects.

• Participate in medical team rounds and collaborate with nursing, medical, and other healthcare team members to ensure quality patient care.

• Refer patients to specialists as appropriate and ensure continuity of care by serving as a liaison between the patient and the multidisciplinary team.

• Participate in quality monitoring through the review of records and treatment plans to assure quality patient outcomes.

• Facilitate appropriate length of stay, discharge planning, and compliance with regulatory standards for inpatient management.

Qualifications

• Prior oncology experience is strongly preferred, though motivated candidates without direct oncology experience are encouraged to apply.

• APRN candidates require an MSN upon hire or within 3 years of hire for external hires and internal hires moving from a non-APRN licensed role, and must be a graduate of an accredited APRN program.

• PA candidates must be a graduate of an A.R.C. approved Physician Assistant Program with a Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies and/or higher degree.

• Must be currently licensed as a Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, or Physician Assistant in applicable state(s), with required RN licensure where applicable.

• Must hold national certification as a Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, or Physician Assistant (NCCPA) by a nationally recognized organization.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) required.

• Must have arrangements with at least one physician or a Physician Supervision Agreement in accordance with State Board requirements.

• Must be credentialed and privileged by the Medical Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the applicable hospitals.

• Required to comply with the Cleveland Clinic Health System influenza prevention program by obtaining an annual vaccination or approved exemption.

• All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances in a drug-free environment.