Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (PA/ACNP)

Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 113,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital is seeking a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join the Critical Care team. The inpatient APP role collaborates with five APPs and ICU physicians, practicing at the top of license and managing a shared ICU census.

Schedule: 0.1 FTE – 4 hours per week with coverage on weekdays, weekends, days and nights as needed. PTO requests guide scheduling; hours may fluctuate and are not guaranteed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited nursing school or PA program.
• Acute care certification is required for APRNs.
• Current IL RN license and IL APRN/PA license with credentialing.
• BLS/CPR certification as required by clinical role.
• Privileged and credentialed through Northwestern Medicine MSO.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical care to ICU patients.
• Prescribes medications and orders laboratory tests per privileges.
• Evaluates patients to determine need for further care.
• Documents care and education in the medical record.
• Mentors students and participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with ICU physicians and care teams.

Education

Master’s degree from an accredited nursing school or PA program

Acute care certification for APRNs

Current IL RN and IL APRN/PA license with credentialing

BLS/CPR certification

MSO credentialing

Job description

Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital is seeking a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join the Critical Care team. The inpatient APP role collaborates with five APPs and ICU physicians, practicing at the top of license and managing a shared ICU census.

Schedule: 0.1 FTE – 4 hours per week with coverage on weekdays, weekends, days and nights as needed. PTO requests guide scheduling; hours may fluctuate and are not guaranteed.