Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Cardiothoracic Critical Care Intensive Care Unit (CTICU), Full-time, Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Northwestern Medicine has an exciting opportunity for either a Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant to work in our Cardiothoracic Critical Care Intensive Care Unit (CTICU). Each shift is 13-hours; start end times are ~5:30/6AM - 7PM, 7PM - 6AM. Weekends and holidays as assigned. Rotating days, nights, and weekends with the option for 100% nights if candidate prefers.

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.
• 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.
• Privileged and credentialed through the NMH Medical Staff Office (MSO).
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation – BLS, issued by the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

• 2 years of ICU experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, collaborative management of the patient populations within the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU). Including heart and lung transplants, as well as dual organ transplants.
• Develop and implement plans of care in collaboration with critical care and surgical services.
• Coordinate with and incorporate consultative services into patient’s plan of care as clinically indicated.
• Prescribe and manage medications for patient inclusive of vasoactive drugs and antibiotics.
• Manage ventilatory status and needs of patients in partnership with respiratory therapy.
• Demonstrate competency to perform and assist with procedures such as central line placement, arterial line insertion, chest tube management, and bronchoscopy.
• Complete timely and accurate problem-based, system-oriented documentation on patient’s clinical status.
• Respond to and lead emergency response situations within intensive care unit.
• Provide education to patient and family throughout clinical course.
• Oversight and management of cardiac support devices inclusive of intra-aortic balloon pump, impellas, and ECMO.
• Partner with transplant services to monitor and enact post-transplant protocols inclusive of immunosuppression, invasive rejection monitoring, and discharge planning.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees