Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join our Neurosurgery team as an inpatient provider. The APP will manage a caseload of neurosurgery patients, exercise autonomous clinical judgment, and collaborate with surgeons and nurses to deliver comprehensive patient care.

Required NP or PA credentials in Illinois, with MSN and NP/PA licensure eligibility, ACLS, and familiarity with Epic.

Qualifications

• Active NP or PA licensure eligibility in Illinois.
• MSN in Nursing or Physician Assistant with board certification.
• Ability to obtain Illinois DEA registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive direct patient care for neurosurgery patients.
• Manage caseload with autonomous clinical decision‑making.
• Coordinate discharge planning and staff education.
• Collaborate with attending surgeons and multidisciplinary teams.
• Participate in research and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Decision making

Team collaboration

Electronic medical records

Education

MSN (Nurse Practitioner)

Illinois NP license eligibility

ANCC/AANP NP certification

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) within the Neurosurgery team. As an inpatient Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP), you will manage our general neurosurgery and consultative neurosurgery patients and leverage knowledge of critical neurological conditions to care for the adult and pediatric patient populations.

Sign on Bonus and Relocation Available

Our adult and pediatric Neurosurgery clinical teams have expertise in the treatment of many neurological disorders, including:

• Brain and spinal cord injuries
• Brain infections (encephalitis and meningitis)
• Brain swelling
• Brain tumors
• Nerve and muscle problems that affect breathing, such as myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barré syndrome
• Status epilepticus
• Stroke
• Any catastrophic disorder affecting neurologic function

Job Summary

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. In this role, the APP will manage a caseload of patients and exercise autonomous decision-making in assessing, diagnosing, and initiating delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice includes family support, discharge planning, staff education, consultation, and research. The APP is also responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care efforts collaborating with medical and surgical physicians and other team members.

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Required Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration
• Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse's Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Ability to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers
• Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) certification desired

Physician Assistant (PA) Required Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited (Physician Assistant) educational program
• Certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration
• Certification in ACLS

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an academic medical center or tertiary/quaternary care setting
• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment
• Experience or training in a surgical setting
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with attending surgeons, residents, fellows, nursing, and ancillary teams
• Proficiency with electronic medical records (Epic preferred)

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0)
• Shift: Rotating / 12-hour shifts / 3 shifts per week
• Unit/Department: Neurosurgery
• CBA Code: Non-Union