Advanced Therapeutics -

Endeavor Health•Skokie, IL

6d•$56 - $72•Hybrid

About The Position

Endeavor Health Medical Group is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider for its Gastroenterology – Advanced Therapeutics Team. Under the direction of collaborating physicians, the provider cares for patients with pancreaticobiliary diseases in inpatient and clinic settings and assists physicians with complex therapeutic cases. The role is based at Skokie Hospital in Skokie, Illinois, with required travel to Evanston, Glenview, Highland Park, and Vernon Hills. It is a hybrid inpatient-and-clinic role. The provider evaluates and manages acute and chronic illness, performs comprehensive health assessments and differential diagnoses, orders and interprets tests and procedures, and prescribes appropriate treatments under protocol. The provider educates patients and families, follows patients through treatment, documents care, collaborates with physicians and the health care team, and contributes to evidence-based practice, service-line goals, patient safety, and quality outcomes. This is a full-time position averaging 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. There are no weekend, holiday, or call duties. Endeavor Health describes itself as a fully integrated health care delivery system serving more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties, with more than 25,000 team members, more than 6,000 physicians, over 300 ambulatory locations, and eight acute care hospitals.

Requirements

Advanced Practice Licensure (APN) or Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure in the State of Illinois.
Federal DEA and Illinois Controlled Substance licenses.
Completion of a master's-level program in the specialty area.
BLS/CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Prior APN/PA experience.
Experience in GI.

Responsibilities

Provide care to patients with pancreaticobiliary diseases in inpatient and clinic settings under the direction of collaborating physicians.
Assist physicians with difficult and complicated therapeutic cases.
Obtain detailed histories and perform physical examinations.
Order imaging, laboratory tests, and diagnostic procedures, and interpret results.
Instruct patients on prescribed therapeutic regimens and pre- and post-operative instructions.
Maintain records and write progress notes on patient status, treatments, and procedures.
Follow patients through their course of treatment in clinic and hospital settings.
Collaborate with physicians and the health care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies.
Demonstrate evidence-based practice and participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating specialty standards of practice.
Assess patient and family learning needs and use teaching and other strategies to promote, maintain, and improve health.
Provide comprehensive health assessments, differential diagnoses, and treatment under protocol for acute and chronic illness and disease.
Promote wellness and prevent illness and injury for individuals, families, and communities.
Work autonomously and in interdisciplinary teams as a resource and consultant.
Contribute to safety outcomes and a high-quality patient experience.
Participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating service-line goals.
Support the organization's strategic plan and adhere to Endeavor Health policies and procedures.