Advanced Practice Professional, APP, Orthopedics/Bone Health, Libertyville - Part Time

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation-posted 3 days ago
$54 - $81/Yr
Part-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Libertyville, IL
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Join our collaborative orthopedic team at Advocate Health, where we are dedicated to advancing musculoskeletal wellness through proactive, patient-centered care. This opportunity is ideal for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)—new graduates are welcome—who is passionate about bone health and eager to grow in a supportive clinical environment. This is a meaningful opportunity for APPs seeking to make a lasting impact in orthopedic care while enjoying a balanced schedule and strong team support. Role Overview: Provide outpatient care focused on the prevention, early detection, and management of osteoporosis and other metabolic bone conditions. Play a key role in the Bone Health and Fracture Prevention Program, delivering comprehensive assessments, risk evaluations, and personalized care plans to reduce fracture risk and improve long-term bone strength. Collaborate with physicians, physical therapists, and other specialists to develop holistic treatment strategies that promote mobility, independence, and quality of life. Educate patients and families on lifestyle modifications, nutrition, fall prevention, and medication management to support bone health. Participate in care coordination, follow-up, and interdisciplinary case reviews to ensure continuity of care and optimal patient outcomes. Schedule: Monday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tuesday & Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM No weekends, call or Holidays.

  • Assesses, diagnoses, and determines/alters treatment and management plans appropriate for age, acuity and clinical condition. This includes ordering, performing, and interpreting appropriate diagnostic studies and prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies.
  • Manages conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks/benefits and alternatives.
  • Provides health promotion, disease prevention and disease management counseling and education of patients and families.
  • Manages patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice.
  • Seeks physician or other healthcare team member consultation or referrals as appropriate.
  • Escalates need for more emergent or specialized care when necessary.
  • Maintains accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
  • Substantiates and submits professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices.
  • Facilitates consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team and/or health or community agencies.
  • Performs office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency and granted privileges (where applicable).
  • Participates in quality, safety, and peer review initiatives/performance activities, organizational and/or departmental meetings and committees, peer review, and workgroups as necessary.
  • Participates in education and/or onboarding of new team members, students, and other health care professionals.
  • Seeks experiences to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside of the organization.
  • Maintains standards of productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe and timely patient care delivery.
  • Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
  • Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
  • Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.
  • Active RN, and APRN/APRN-FPA/APNP or other APRN license(s) in state(s) of practice, AND
  • Active national board certification in area of clinical practice and populations served, AND
  • Active DEA registration prior to hire, AND
  • If Illinois practice: active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire, AND
  • Active BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, NRP as required by clinical practice prior to or within 6 months of hire
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • No experience required
  • Demonstrated high level of clinical proficiency, and excellent decision-making skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as an effective member of a health care team.
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with and establish/build relationships with others.
  • Proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
  • Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday.
  • Must have functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.
  • Must be able to: Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist. Lift up to 20 lbs over the head. Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance.
  • Operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
  • Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
  • Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program
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