Advanced Practice Provider - Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner, Center for Transformative Care (CTC)- PT- Days
About The Position
The University of Chicago Medicine is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) for the Care Transitions Clinic (CTC). This role involves comprehensive direct patient care management, including autonomous decision-making in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment initiation. The APP will provide healthcare services such as education, research, and clinical support, along with administrative tasks, under the supervision of the Director/leadership. The Care Transitions Clinic aims to reduce Emergency Department utilization, hospital admissions, and re-admissions by offering in-person and tele-health ambulatory care visits for patients with acute and chronic needs, as well as in-patient chronic disease hospital consults. Experience in Primary Care, Urgent Care, Oncology, or various Medical Specialties is beneficial.
Requirements
- Master’s of Science in Nursing (for Nurse Practitioner)
- Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration (for Nurse Practitioner)
- Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC or AANP (for Nurse Practitioner)
- Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers
- Completion of an accredited (physician assistant) educational program (for Physician Assistant)
- Certification in ACLS and by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) (for Physician Assistant)
- Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration (for Physician Assistant)
Nice To Haves
- At least 1 year of APN experience preferred (for Nurse Practitioner)
- At least 1 year of experience preferred (for Physician Assistant)
- Broad experience base of Primary Care, Urgent Care, Oncology and/or a variety of experience in several Medical Specialties
Responsibilities
- Taking patient histories
- Conducting in-person outpatient visits
- Conducting inpatient consults
- Conducting virtual visits
- 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
- Strong communication with collaborating physicians to obtain clinical support for decision making
Benefits
- Up to $10,000.00 Sign on Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
