Advanced Practice Provider Manager, Transplant Surgery

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

136d • $140,000 - $190,000

About The Position

The job manages and supervises a team of professional staff responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management for Transplant Surgery. The Section of Transplantation is built on a strong history of surgical excellence, including the first-ever animal organ transplant in 1904. Over the years, the section has gone on to achieve many more 'firsts,' including the first successful living donor liver transplant and the first heart-liver-kidney transplant in the world. Today, UChicago Medicine is home to one of the busiest organ transplant centers in the nation and offers more transplant options than any other program in Illinois. What our surgeons can achieve in the operating room would not be possible without the ongoing work that is done in our laboratories, and this is especially true in the Section of Transplantation. Our researchers are well known for their basic science research in transplantation tolerance and clinical trial work around islet cell transplantation for diabetes.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Current Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) license in the State of Illinois or eligibility to receive by start date.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Illinois or eligibility to receive by start date.
• Current Physician Assistant license/registration in the State of Illinois or eligibility to receive by start date.
• Certification from the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) by start date.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree (or equivalent, if license received prior to July 1, 2001) from an accredited school/college of nursing or completion of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA).
• Progressively responsible leadership and supervisory experience in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, using advanced clinical skills and knowledge to provide assessment, evaluation, testing, treatment, therapies, medical management, and other direct care to patients under the care of the University of Chicago Medicine.
• Takes patient histories, conducts examinations, diagnoses illnesses, orders and interprets laboratory tests, performs specified diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and develops and implements comprehensive care plans for patients.
• Collaborates and/or consults with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Participates in activities that contribute to the education of healthcare professionals including one-on-one education, group education, formal presentations, and/or publishing.
• Assumes accountability for patient care in making decision, prescribing appropriate medications as set forth in the delegation of prescriptive authority, prescribing appropriate treatments, delegating task, and maintaining a comfortable environment for the patient.
• Keeps knowledge base current by reading professional literature and attending educational conferences.
• Partners with the Section Chief and the Vice President of the Transplant Institute to set goals and assess performance of the APP team.
• Manages the APP team schedule and facilitates appropriate cross training to ensure planned and unplanned absences have comprehensive coverage for safe patient care.
• Develops policies and procedures related to patient care by following established applicable best practice guidelines.
• Monitors specific needs for self-development and implements a plan to achieve professional growth and networking.
• Promotes the professional growth of APPs through coaching, mentoring and support.
• Develops and implements best practices relevant to integrated APP practice and developing at-risk metrics.
• Identification of system and service specific clinical performance goals.
• Manages leadership and business development skills to accomplish inpatient and outpatient patient care mission, goals and strategic plan.
• Initiates and maintains an organizational structure for the APPs and creates a culture that facilitates collaboration and participation.
• Ensures the delivery of quality and cost effective patient care by working collaboratively with the APPs in Ambulatory and in-patient settings.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

• The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees