Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (APP) Fellowship - Critical Care Fellowship, Full-Time, Days
About The Position
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest offers Chicagoland’s first APP Critical Care Fellowship. This is an intensive one-year training program that uses a multidisciplinary approach to prepare clinicians to step into the challenging and fast-paced role of a critical care Advanced Practice Provider (APP). The fellowship provides competitive pay and benefits, and fellows will gain experience in a state-of-the-art institution. APPs at NLFH are valued and given desired autonomy following completion of training. The fellowship includes sponsored didactic training, weekly didactic sessions, monthly lectures, procedural simulation training, and a critical care ultrasound course. Fellows will also attend M&M Rounds, host RN 'Lunch & Learns', and present an end-of-fellowship lecture. Opportunities to become involved in hospital-wide APP activities are also available.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
- Acute care certification required for APRNs (inpatient experience as an NP will be considered in lieu of acute care certification)
- Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board. Once licensed may apply for a controlled substance license and DEA number OR Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program/Current license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Illinois. Once licensed may apply for a controlled substance license and DEA number
- Privileged and credentialed through the Northwestern Medicine Medical Staff Office (MSO)
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation – BLS, issued by the American Heart Association
Responsibilities
- Complete all requirements for credentialing and privileging at NLFH for inpatient core privileges
- Attend all didactic lectures and educational opportunities scheduled for APP fellows
- Provide direct care to patients as assigned by clinical preceptors
- Collaborate and consult with physicians and other health care professionals as appropriate
- Develop organizational skills to manage a patient caseload
- Develop effective communication and presentation skills with the interdisciplinary team
- Develop a deep and broad knowledge base of the common disease processes for which patients are hospitalized through fellowship training and home study as appropriate
- Identify individual professional development needs and work w/ APP preceptors/mentors to create opportunities for learning and practice
- Participate in APP monthly mentoring meetings and monthly APP grand rounds.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- Lifecycle benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
