The Department of Dermatology is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA) to function in a “go where needed” capacity, providing dermatology care for patients of all ages across the health system. The selected candidate will initially train at several Northeast Ohio locations to gain exposure to various practice settings, workflows, and patient populations. At this time, the primary work location has not been finalized and will be based on departmental needs. Candidates should be comfortable with a flexible practice model and traveling between multiple sites as needed to support patient care across the region.
The ideal candidate will be a highly professional clinician with a minimum of one year of experience in a high-volume general and surgical dermatology practice. Proficiency in conducting comprehensive full-body skin exams and managing a wide range of routine dermatologic conditions is essential. The candidate should also be skilled in common dermatologic procedures, including soft tissue biopsies (all types), intralesional injections, electrodessication and curettage (ED&C), benign lesion destruction, liquid nitrogen therapy, and skin KOH. Familiarity with referring patients for phototherapy is also preferred.
Candidates with related dermatologic experience in other specialties, such as primary care, will be considered. New graduates should have completed a minimum of 12 weeks of dermatology-focused clinical rotations. Prior experience using EPIC electronic medical records is a plus.
The successful candidate should possess the following personal characteristics:
- Calm under pressure - Need to be able respond quickly and accurately in fast moving, complex environments.
- Analytical - Often required to dive into the minutia of issues to find the break in logic.
- Detail Oriented - Need to be confident that the small details are correct.
- Flexible - May be asked to do tasks that are outside of the stated job description.
- A lifetime learner – You consider learning a reward. You enjoy mastering a new field.
- Comfortable with complexity – You absorb complex ideas quickly and easily separate the things that matter from the things that don’t.
- Your confidence is balanced by a sense of humility. You’re more interested in figuring out what’s right than being right.
- You enjoy working as part of a high-performance team. You want to contribute and build the team’s culture.
