Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant -Ostomy - PRN

UChicago Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic healthcare system in Chicago is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to manage comprehensive direct patient care. Candidates must have relevant qualifications such as a Master’s of Science in Nursing or accredited PA program, state licensure eligibility, and emergency department experience. This full-time role supports patient assessments, medical treatments, and decision-making within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Must be certified as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration.
• Emergency Department experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage comprehensive direct patient care.
• Exercise autonomy in medical decision-making.
• Take patient history and conduct examinations.

Skills

Autonomous decision making

Patient evaluations

Medical diagnostics

Education

Master’s of Science in Nursing

Accredited Physician Assistant educational program

Tools

ACLS certification

Job description

Overview

Be part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant).

Responsibilities

The Advanced Practice Provider will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management and will manage a caseload of patients by exercising autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The APP will provide healthcare and patient services that may include educational, research, and clinical nursing specialist support, as well as complete administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the Director/leadership. The APP has acquired the knowledge, skills, and judgment necessary to assist the physician through organized instruction and supervised practice.

• Taking patient history, conducting examinations, diagnosing illness
• Pre- and post-operative patient evaluation and ordering and interpreting laboratory tests
• Ability to exercise autonomy in medical decision-making, provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services

Nurse Practitioner Required Qualifications

• Master’s of Science in Nursing
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration
• Must be certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse’s Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers
• Emergency Department experience as a Nurse Practitioner

Physician Assistant Required Qualifications

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

Position Details

• Full-Time, 0.1 FTE
• Rotating
• Unit/Department: Center for Advanced Care
• Non-Union