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 exciting opportunity for an acute care nurse practitioner or physician assistant. We are seeking highly motivated new or recent graduates who would like to pursue a career providing acute care in the hospital setting. 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 is a yearlong opportunity with competitive pay and benefits. Northwestern Lake Forest has a state-of-the-art institution, representing a perfect blend of academic medicine and community medicine. APPs at NLFH are valued and given desired autonomy following completion of training. NLFH trained its first APP fellow in 2018 who now autonomously manages ICU patients overnight, is responsible for all admissions and acute issues in the ICU, and provides cross coverage for the Pulmonary service. Fellows are able to perform critical care procedures and respond to all code blues. The role functions without in-house physician support for approximately 50-75% of the year, offering an incredible learning experience with both physician and APP preceptors.
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
Nice To Haves
- New or recent graduates who would like to pursue a career providing acute care in the hospital setting.
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
