Advanced Practice Provider, APP, Pediatric Critical Care, Park Ridge

Advocate Health • Park Ridge, NJ

7d • $55 - $82 • Onsite

About The Position

Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, is hiring a Pediatric Critical Care Advanced Practice Practitioner to provide advanced, collaborative care to critically ill pediatric patients in its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The role works with attending physicians, residents, fellows, and interdisciplinary care teams in a shared patient-care model. APPs are responsible for approximately one-third of the patient census, with a maximum caseload of seven patients.

The position works 12-hour shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Day coverage uses two teams: one with an attending physician and two residents, and another with an attending physician and an APP or PICU hospitalist. Night coverage is either one attending with two residents (and a fellow two nights per week), or one attending, one resident, and an APP or PICU hospitalist.

The APP assesses, diagnoses, and manages patients; develops and adjusts treatment plans; orders and interprets diagnostic studies; and provides pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions within scope of practice. The role also includes patient and family education, care coordination, documentation, procedures within specialty competency and granted privileges, and participation in quality, safety, education, and professional development activities.

Candidates must be a Pediatric Acute Care Certified APRN or Physician Assistant and have prior pediatric critical care experience. Family Nurse Practitioners are not eligible. The posting’s general minimum requirements for APRNs include a master’s degree in nursing, applicable active licenses and certifications, DEA registration, and required life-support certification. The listed pay range is $54.90–$82.35.

Requirements

• Pediatric Acute Care Certified APRN or Physician Assistant.
• Prior pediatric critical care experience is required for this role.
• Family Nurse Practitioners are not eligible.
• For APRNs: master’s degree in nursing.
• For APRNs: active RN and APRN/APRN-FPA/APNP or other applicable APRN license(s) in the state(s) of practice.
• For APRNs: active national board certification in the area of clinical practice and populations served.
• Active DEA registration before hire.
• For Illinois practice, active Illinois Controlled Substance License before hire.
• BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, or NRP certification as required by clinical practice, before hire or within six months of hire.
• High level of clinical proficiency and excellent decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a healthcare team.
• Ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively and build relationships.
• Organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday; functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, and operate necessary job equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and determine or adjust treatment and management plans appropriate to each patient’s age, acuity, and clinical condition.
• Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies and prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies.
• Manage conditions using clinical indications, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks, benefits, and alternatives.
• Provide health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education to patients and families.
• Manage patients within scope of practice as part of an interdisciplinary team; seek consultation or referrals and escalate needs for emergent or specialized care when appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely electronic medical record documentation and submit professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices.
• Facilitate coordinated care and clear communication among healthcare team members and health or community agencies.
• Perform office or hospital procedures consistent with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges, where applicable.
• Participate in quality, safety, peer review, performance activities, meetings, committees, and workgroups as necessary.
• Participate in education and onboarding of new team members, students, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside the organization.
• Meet productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality standards for safe and timely patient care.
• Provide age-appropriate care using knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and patient-specific needs.
• Provide direct care for critically ill pediatric patients in the PICU and collaborate with attending physicians, residents, fellows, and interdisciplinary care teams.
• Participate in the shared patient-care model, covering approximately one-third of the patient census with a maximum caseload of seven patients.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, with premium pay such as shift and on-call pay based on teammate circumstances, incentive pay for select positions, and the opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
• Career development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level