Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant - Inpatient Oncology

University of Chicago Medical Center • New Lenox, IL

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About The Position

Join the University of Chicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) for our Inpatient Oncology APP Team. The Advanced Practice Provider will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management and will manage a caseload of patients by exercising autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The APP will provide healthcare and patient services that may include educational, research, and clinical support, as well as complete administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the Director/leadership. The APP has acquired the knowledge, skills, and judgment necessary to assist the physician through organized instruction and supervised practice. The Inpatient Oncology APP Team is an APP-staffed service with the support of a Hematology/Oncology Attending. After an orientation period, the APP will work autonomously and collaboratively with the rest of the APP team, attending, and pharmacist to manage inpatients on the service. The team rounds in the morning and the APPs present patients with their assessments and plans. APPs then carry out the plan for the day, calling consults, placing orders, admitting expected and unexpected admits. This candidate will be trained in the management of both hematologic and solid tumor malignancies, as well as oncologic emergencies (eg neutropenic fever, tumor lysis syndrome, cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity due to therapeutic agents, DIC, HLH, sepsis, and cord compression).

Requirements

• Master's of Science in Nursing
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration
• Must be certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC or AANP
• Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers
• At least 1 year of inpatient nursing experience preferred but not required
• Previous oncology experience preferred
• Acute Care preferred
• Completion of an accredited (physician assistant) educational program
• Certification in ACLS and by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration
• At least 1 year of inpatient experience preferred
• Previous oncology experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Taking patient history, conducting examinations, diagnosing illness
• Patient evaluation and ordering and interpreting laboratory tests
• Ability to exercise autonomy in medical decision-making, provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree