Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Anesthesiologist Assistant (AA) - Sign-on Bonus & Loan Repayment Eligible! (Open)

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Job Code

001186

Shift

Days

Schedule

6:30am-5:00pmAdministers anesthesia to patients rendering them insensitive to pain during surgery. Monitors the patient's physical reaction to the anesthetic and informs the physician of any adverse condition. Administers emergency measures when complications arise.

Join our supportive Anesthesiology team where AAs, CRNAs and MDAs come together to ensure the highest level of patient care.

We take great pride in placing a strong emphasis on the wellbeing of our team and believe it’s important to maintain a manageable workload to allow our staff to focus on quality patient outcomes and avoid burnout.

Our APPs manages all cases, excluding Trauma & Cardiac.

• Various scheduling options available

• No Nights | No holidays

• Weekday call: Saturday & Sunday from 7a – 7p each day (Full-time: only required one weekend per month. Part-time: Only required one weekend every other month)

We are proud to offer a competitive benefits package including:

• Competitive compensation and supplemental pay rate

• Sign-on bonuses for eligible new graduates and experienced providers

• Student loan repayment

• Paid time off plus 6 paid holidays

• CEU package and internal CEU opportunities

• Professional reimbursements

• Exceptional Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits - effective day one of employment

• Employer paid life insurance

• Short and long-term disability coverage for full-time caregivers

• Parental leave equal to 100% pay up to 12 weeks (full-time caregivers)

• Relocation reimbursement

• Paid interview expenses

• Retirement Savings Plans (up to 5.5% total Cleveland Clinic contributions immediately upon hire/ increases with years of service)

• Malpractice covered at no cost to the AA

• Research and teaching opportunities (not required, but available if interested)

• Cleveland Clinic is an eligible employer for PSLF (Public Student Loan Forgiveness)

We invite you to take the next step in your career at Cleveland Clinic!

Responsibilities:

• Obtains a comprehensive patient history and performs relevant elements of a physical exam.
• Discusses findings and anesthetic plan with supervising anesthesiologist before induction of anesthesia.
• Reviews the patient's condition with the anesthesiologist immediately prior to the induction of anesthesia.
• Pretests and calibrates anesthesia delivery systems.
• Administers blood, blood products and supportive fluids.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher from an institution of higher learning accredited by an organization recognized by the board of regents.

Certifications:

• Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants.
• Current, valid certificate of registration.
• Written practice protocol consistent with section 4760.09 of the Revised Code.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through American Red Cross are required.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• None required.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 25 pounds and ability to push, pull, and navigate supply carts weighing up to 200 pounds.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions of working irregular hours.
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities