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

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Park Ridge, IL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides advanced, collaborative critical care to pediatric patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. The role is part of a high-performing PICU team in a dynamic, academic-style environment. The APP participates in a shared patient-care model and is responsible for approximately one-third of the patient census, with a maximum caseload of seven patients.

The schedule consists of 12-hour shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Day coverage uses a two-team model, with one team consisting of an attending physician and two residents, and another consisting of an attending physician and an APP or PICU hospitalist. Night coverage is either one attending physician and two residents, with a fellow two nights per week, or one attending physician, one resident, and an APP or PICU hospitalist.

The APP assesses, diagnoses, and manages patients; orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic studies; and prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions within scope of practice. The role includes patient and family education, interdisciplinary collaboration, accurate electronic medical record documentation, compliant coding and billing, and participation in quality, safety, education, and professional development activities.

The listed pay range is $54.90–$82.35. Advocate Health describes a comprehensive Total Rewards offering, including paid time off, health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, and educational assistance; eligibility may depend on FTE or employment status.

Requirements

• Pediatric Acute Care Certified APRN or Physician Assistant; Family Nurse Practitioners are not eligible.
• 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 prior to hire.
• For Illinois practice: active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire.
• Active BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, or NRP as required by clinical practice, prior to hire or within six months of hire.
• Master’s degree in Nursing for the APRN pathway.
• Demonstrated high clinical proficiency and excellent decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively as a member of a healthcare team.
• Ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate 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 equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and determine or adjust treatment and management plans appropriate to patients’ 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, disease management counseling, and education to patients and families.
• Manage patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice; seek consultation or referrals as appropriate and escalate care when needed.
• Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Substantiate and submit professional services in accordance 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 needed.
• Participate in education or onboarding for new team members, students, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside the organization.
• Maintain productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to support safe, timely patient care.
• Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and demonstrate knowledge of lifespan growth and development and age-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
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate’s job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

What This Job Offers

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