Advanced Practice Provider - Ingalls Memorial, Emergency Department - Full - Time, Rotating

UChicago Medicine•Chicago, IL

19d•$130,900 - $167,200•Onsite

About The Position

Join UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) in the Emergency Department. The role involves seeing large volumes of patients each day, with a primary focus on Emergency Severity Index levels 3–5 and procedures including simple laceration repairs, digital blocks, slit-lamp eye exams, pelvic exams, and splinting. The provider must remain flexible as emergency department volumes fluctuate and may provide clinical coverage at affiliated Ingalls Memorial satellite Emergency Department locations. This is a 100% onsite opportunity in the greater Chicagoland area. The Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management and manages a caseload through autonomous decision-making in assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The provider delivers healthcare and patient services that may include educational, research, and clinical nursing specialist support, and completes administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the Director/leadership. The APP has the knowledge, skills, and judgment to assist physicians through organized instruction and collaborative practice.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioners: Master of Science in Nursing.
For Nurse Practitioners: Current or eligible State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration.
For Nurse Practitioners: Certification as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
For Nurse Practitioners: Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers.
For Nurse Practitioners: Emergency Department experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
For Physician Assistants: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program.
For Physician Assistants: ACLS certification and certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), with current or eligible State of Illinois licensure/registration.
For Physician Assistants: Emergency Department experience.

Responsibilities

Take patient histories and conduct examinations.
Diagnose illness.
Perform pre- and post-operative patient evaluations.
Order and interpret laboratory tests.
Exercise autonomy in medical decision-making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.
Manage a caseload and provide comprehensive direct patient care.
Initiate delegated medical treatments.
Provide healthcare and patient services that may include educational, research, and clinical nursing specialist support.
Complete administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the Director/leadership.
Provide clinical coverage at affiliated Ingalls Memorial satellite Emergency Department locations as needed.