Nurse Practitioner, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

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Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to over 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 332,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, global leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion.

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine 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.

The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine is recognized as a national leader in education, research, and clinical medicine. Representing the only academic medical center in the region, the faculty and staff have been trained in an environment of excellence and understand the importance of offering the highest standard of patient care and advancing future care options through the performance of innovative research.  The faculty consists of full-time physicians and scientists who are engaged in research, patient care, and teaching.

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine is recruiting a full time Nurse Practitioner to support the Sleep Medicine program.  This individual will provide comprehensive, continuous, and personalized patient care, including diagnosis, treatments and consultations; facilitate the delivery of care in both inpatient and outpatient situations; and perform independently or as part of a treatment team.

• 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.
• Collaborate with other specialties to assist them in caring for sleep patients and assist non-sleep providers in ordering sleep studies and equipment appropriately.
• Help design and implement disease management programs for various sleep disorders.
• Interact with insurance companies and equipment supplier companies acting as patients’ advocates.
• May make work assignments for assigned nursing and technical personnel; review the work of lower rated employees; train new personnel.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program

• Active Ohio APRN license with prescriptive authority
• Active Board Certification in appropriate nursing specialty

• Three (3) years nursing experience.
• Additional related work experience may be required depending on specialty/sub-specialty.

• Sitting - Often
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
• Hearing, listening - Often
• Talking - Often
• Standing - Often
• Walking - Often
• Bending - Seldom
• Stooping - Seldom
• Kneeling, squatting - Seldom
• Reaching overhead - Seldom
• Pulling, pushing - Seldom

Compensation and Benefits

UC offers a wide array of complementary and affordable benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.

• Competitive salary range dependent on the candidate's experience.
• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts and an award-winning employee wellness program, plus an employee assistance program.
• Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, and retirement savings plans.
• Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and winter season days in addition to paid parental leave.
• Tuition remission is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services.

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html .

For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] . 

The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.

The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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