Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Sleep Medicine

Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine’s faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day. The Department of Internal Medicine is a top-tier department with world-renowned faculty and staff.

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant).

The position will work with a designated supervisor to assist in providing comprehensive, continuous, and personalized care to patients in sleep medicine at the Clifton and West Chester campuses.

Essential Functions

• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in diagnosing sleep medicine problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
• Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient's record; write letters to referring providers, progress notes and other documentation of patient-provider interaction; prepare patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings. Order and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures; explain the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
• Interact with insurance companies and equipment supplier companies acting as patients’ advocate.
• May train, review and make work assignments for assigned nursing and technical personnel
• Participate in teaching medical students and physician assistant students in techniques and procedures which are unique to specific clinical settings.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described here.

Minimum Requirements

Nurse Practitioner

• Master’s degree from accredited nursing program.
• Active Ohio APRN license with prescriptive authority AND active Board Certification in appropriate nursing specialty.
• Three (3) years’ nursing experience.

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Physician Assistant

• Master’s degree from accredited physician assistant program.
• Active Ohio Physician Assistant license with prescriptive authority AND certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience is required.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment