Advanced Practice Provider (Acute Care NP) (NP/PA/CNS)-Critical Care Post-Graduate Fellowship

Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

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Job TitleAdvanced Practice Provider (Acute Care NP) (NP/PA/CNS)-Critical Care Medicine Post-Graduate Fellowship Training Program

Location

Cleveland

FacilityCleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Job CodeT98346

ShiftDay/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule12:00am-12:00am

Job Summary

Job Details

The Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship is an innovative 12-month program with a mission to train post-graduate Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to provide comprehensive critical care services to the most acutely ill Medical ICU patients. Fellows of the program will graduate with the critical thinking, diagnostic, and clinical skills necessary for the management of complex clinical cases while providing safe, efficient, and evidence-based care to critically ill adults in today’s multi-disciplinary, team-based model of care.  There will be 2 Cohorts per year. Please see schedule below.

Timeline for Cohort 1 (2027)

Application Deadline: Friday 12/18/2026*

Offers Extended by: Friday 1/8/2027

Start Date:  Monday 4/5/2027

Timeline for Cohort 2 (2027)

Posted: Friday 4/16/2027

Application Deadline: Friday 7/2/2027

Offers Extended by: Friday 7/16/2026

Start Date: Monday 10/4/2026

• Applications will be accepted through December 18, 2026 (unless the positions are filled before then), with virtual interviews conducted on a rolling basis as applications are received. Candidates who are successful in their virtual interviews may be invited for a site visit.
• **REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION*** (Applicants that have not submitted required documents by the application deadline will not be considered)

●    CV/Resume

●    Cover letter/Personal Statement

●    Minimum of 2 letters of recommendation (PA/NP program director, Clinical Instructor, etc.) (Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the author to [email protected]).

●    Candidates must be eligible for DEA licensure

●    Current BLS/ACLS certification*

• If not already completed at time of application, all qualifications must be completed 6 weeks prior to the start date.

Eligibility Requirements

Nurse Practitioners

Master’s degree in Adult Gerontology Acute Care certification from an accredited school/college of nursing

Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio

Current OH license*

Physician Assistants

Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program

• All certifications and board examinations must be successfully completed 6 weeks prior to program start date.

The 12 month, intensive training program will provide the fellow with a comprehensive, structured transition into the fast-paced environment of Critical Care Medicine. Fellows begin with a boot camp to review and establish the fundamentals of practice.  Each week includes protected didactic learning which includes case-based learning, lecture, and simulations, all with an emphasis on applying evidenced based medicine.  Clinical training includes nine months of precepted rotations on intensive care units and other services followed by three months of internship.  The schedule for our fellows varies by week and is unique to each rotation, and it includes a combination of days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Between clinical and didactic experiences, our fellows commit five days a week [roughly 50 hours/week] towards their training.   NP/PA fellows participate in basic and advanced procedural simulation followed by rotations on procedural services and dedicated airway management training in the OR. Throughout training, Fellows are supervised by department NP/PAs and physician experts in their field. Each fellow receives instruction and mentoring in professional development including a structured, 1 on 1 mentored experience identifying and completing a quality or research project with the purpose of submitting the work in the form of an abstract or peer reviewed article to a national society.  Upon completion of this twelve-month intensive clinical training, mentorship, and professional development each fellow will be a highly skilled and capable NP/PA in the field of Critical Care Medicine.

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner or Certified Physician Assistant in the Fellow role reflects the mission, vision, and values of Cleveland Clinic, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all regulatory and accreditation standards.

Cleveland Clinic Department of Critical Care Medicine

With more than 50 NP/PAs and 110 attending physicians, the Department of Critical Care Medicine is one of the largest in the nation.  The department delivers critical care services in 12 Adult ICUs across 9 Cleveland Clinic Hospitals in Northeast Ohio including the 64 bed Medical Intensive Care Unit on Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus.  As a premier quaternary care center, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus provides cutting edge care modalities and a full range of specialty and subspecialty care.

The NP/PA Fellowship is concentrated at 3 Cleveland Clinic hospitals in Northeast Ohio:

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus-Medical ICU, Medical Intensive Liver Unit, Procedure Service, Consult Service

Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital-Medical ICU, Coronary Care Unit

Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital-Medical ICU, Coronary Care Unit

Why Apply / Choose Fellowship Training

Post-graduate fellowship training is rapidly becoming