Join Our Team: Advanced Practice Clinician Mercy Bariatrics and Weight Management

Mercy Bariatrics and Weight Management is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) to join our team. In this full-time role, you will play a pivotal part in evaluating and managing patients undergoing general and bariatric surgery, as well as those participating in weight loss programs. We pride ourselves on our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical excellence, and a supportive work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Evaluations & Surgical Work-Ups:
• Assess new surgical patients for both general and bariatric procedures.
• Develop comprehensive, individualized care plans.
• Post-Operative Care:
• Deliver expert post-operative management to ensure optimal recovery.
• Conduct hospital rounds twice a week, supplementing office consultations as needed.
• Weight Management Services:
• Build and manage your own panel of weight loss patients, including both new consultations and ongoing follow-up care.
• On-Call Responsibilities:
• Participate in scheduled call on an occasional basis and provide coverage as necessary.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Proven clinical expertise in evaluating surgical candidates and managing post-operative care.
• APC Education: Completion of an accredited Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) program (e.g., Master’s in Nursing, Physician Assistant studies) and relevant certifications.
• Specialized knowledge and sensitivity in bariatric healthcare.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Work Schedule & Environment:
This position operates Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The role balances hospital rounds with office-based patient consultations in a professional, inclusive, and supportive setting.

Why Join Us?
At Mercy Bariatrics and Weight Management, we are dedicated to elevating patient care through innovation and compassion. If you are committed to advancing patient outcomes with a professional and warm approach, we invite you to apply.

Mercy Health — St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo’s first hospital, offers you the high-quality health care you need and the compassion you deserve. Our expert doctors, nurses and caregivers are committed to helping you be well in mind, body and spirit.

Through advanced treatments and cutting-edge technology, we’ve been making lives better and health care easier for the Toledo area since 1885.

Awards and Recognition

• Received the highest level of accreditation in stroke care with the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Center accreditation.
• Diabetes Education self-management program receives American Diabetes Association recognition for meeting national standards for diabetes education programs.
• Re-certified at the highest level of trauma care as a level 1 trauma care center and Mercy Health – Children’s Hospital as a level 2 by the Committee of Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
• Weight Management Solutions and St. Vincent Medical Center received a designation by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
• The Women’s Health Physicians and Midwives were recognized as a best practice by the American College of Nurse-Midwives achieving the “Triple Aim” ranking recognizing improvements in the patient experience and health while reducing patient cost.
• Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center received accreditation for their pediatric residency program.

Mercy Health is the largest health system in Ohio and the state’s fourth-largest employer, with more than 33,500 employees serving communities throughout Ohio and in Kentucky. Mercy Health provided care for patients more than 6.8 million times in 2016. The system includes assets of $6.8 billion and more than 500 care sites, including 23 hospitals, eight senior living communities, five hospice programs and seven home health agencies. Its clinically integrated network, Mercy Health Select, coordinates more effective and efficient care for more than 200,000 patients, saving money for taxpayers through the Medicare Shared Savings program. In keeping with its Mission to improve the health of its communities, Mercy Health provides more than $1 million per day in community benefit services. For more information, visit www.mercy.com or connect with Mercy Health on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Twitter (@LivingMercyHlth).