Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner, Phyician Assistant - Cardiac Surgery, Outpatient

Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine, as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) within the Cardiac Surgery department.We offer advanced surgical solutions to treat atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valve disease and many other heart conditions. From reconstructing failing hearts to performing robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery, our surgeons are helping patients with heart disease return to active, full lives. At the core of our heart surgery program is a team of internationally known cardiac surgeons who are leaders in the field and are often among the first to perform groundbreaking procedures.

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. In this role, the APP will manage a caseload of patients and exercise autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice includes daily management as primary team, discharge planning,patient education, staff education, cardiac surgery consultation and research. The APP will utilize advance practice skills obtained through the completion of a formal provider program. These skills include advanced levels of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care. The APP is also responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care efforts in collaboration with medical and surgical physicians and other team members.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide daily management of patients undergoing Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic procedures, including heart and lung transplantation and ventricular assist devices. 
• Gathers pertinent information systematically and skillfully from all sources: history, diagnostic tests, comprehensive physical examination, and psycho-social assessments.
• Differentiates normal and abnormal variations for all body systems.
• Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic procedures, including heart and lung transplantation and ventricular assist devices. 
• Assesses patient and family adaptation, coping skills and the need for crisis or other intervention.
• Accurately interprets diagnostic tests.
• Analyzes multiple sources of data in making clinical judgments and in determining the effectiveness of a plan of care.
• Develops problem lists with associated differential diagnosis.
• Identifies educational needs of the patient and family and assists with teaching.
• Incorporates assessment findings into a plan to direct patient care.
• Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, nursing staff and other member of the health care team which incorporates health care maintenance, discharge and follow-up care.
• Plans and implements appropriate pharmacological therapies.
• Accurately and appropriately performs routine diagnostic and therapeutic techniques according to established protocols and standardized procedures for nurse practitioners.
• Initiates referrals based on patient and family need.
• Seeks appropriate consultation dependent upon patient health care needs.
• Accurately presents and documents the database, impression and plan of care.
• Promotes, has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patient care protocol relating to the physical, psychosocial and developmental needs of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Participates in research projects in the practice area.
• Perform other related duties and initiatives as deemed necessary in the best interests of patient care.

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Required Qualifications

• Master's of Science in Nursing
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration
• Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse's Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Ability to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers

OR

Physician Assistant (PA) Required Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited (Physician Assistant) educational program
• Certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration
• Certification in ACLS
• Experience using automated IS including but not limited to: keyboards, computer terminals, telephones, battery-operated devices, heat-copying devices, and automated dispensing machines

 Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: 1.0
• Shift: Day
• Unit/Department: Cardiac Surgery
• CBA Code: Non-Union

Why Join Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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