Advanced Practice Provider (APP, NP, PA), Cardiac Surgery - Full Time Rotating
About The Position
Join UChicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) in the Cardiac Surgery department. We specialize in advanced surgical solutions for various heart conditions, including atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and valve disease. Our program is known for groundbreaking procedures and a team of internationally recognized cardiac surgeons. As an APP, you will manage a caseload of patients, providing comprehensive direct patient care, including autonomous decision-making in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment initiation. Your responsibilities will encompass daily patient management, discharge planning, patient and staff education, cardiac surgery consultation, and research. You will utilize advanced practice skills for comprehensive patient care assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation, collaborating closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Requirements
- Master's of Science in Nursing (for NP)
- Completion of an accredited (Physician Assistant) educational program (for PA)
- Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration (for NP)
- Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration (for PA)
- Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC or AANP (for NP)
- Certification by the NCCPA (for PA)
- Ability to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers (for NP)
- Certification in ACLS (for PA)
- Experience using automated IS including but not limited to: keyboards, computer terminals, telephones, battery-operated devices, heat-copying devices, and automated dispensing machines (for PA)
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
Benefits
- Sign on bonus up to $10,000.00
- Relocation available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
