Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Rube Walker Blood Center - Apheresis, Part-time, Days

Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is seeking a part-time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for the Rube Walker Blood Center. The role involves performing apheresis procedures, assessing patient needs, and coordinating care, requiring a master's degree and relevant licenses.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Illinois RN and APRN or PA license required.
• BLS certification necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients for apheresis procedures.
• Prescribe medications and coordinate care.
• Document care and refer to specialists as needed.

Skills

Assessment skills

Patient education

Documentation

Team coordination

Education

Master's degree from an accredited nursing or PA program

BLS certification from the American Heart Association

Job description

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Rube Walker Blood Center - Apheresis, Part-time, Days

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Description

Northwestern Medicine has an exciting opportunity for either a Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner to work in our Rube Walker Blood Center (RWBC), focusing on patients receiving apheresis or hematologic procedures. RWBC is an apheresis unit and infusion suite for blood products and IVIG. The unit performs stem cell and CAR-T cell collections, CAR-T infusions, photopheresis, and therapeutic apheresis (plasma exchange, red blood cell exchange, leukoreduction). The APP is responsible for inpatient and outpatient apheresis consults, including coordinating plans with requesting services, obtaining patient history and physical, providing patient/family education, obtaining informed consent, developing treatment plans, writing orders, communicating with nursing staff, and monitoring for procedure-related complications.

The department is outpatient, but APPs will also provide inpatient apheresis consults with a good degree of independence.

Schedule: 2x12-hour shifts; Clinic hours are M-F (7:30 am - 8 pm), rotating schedule; rotating on-call with at least one weekend per month; possible holiday on-call. Currently, call involves remote coverage, and in-person presence is not required.

Responsibilities: Assess patients undergoing stem cell and CAR-T collection daily to ensure medical suitability; address symptoms or issues during collection; assess and treat infusion reactions; participate in clinical trials, including meeting with investigators, educating staff, and coordinating trial-specific procedures. Prescribe medications, diet, supplies within clinical privileges; order labs, imaging, and diagnostics; evaluate patients for further care; teach and counsel patients and families; document all care; refer to other disciplines as needed; serve as a role model and mentor staff; participate in policy development, committees, and professional activities; provide education and participate in research.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited nursing or PA program
• Current Illinois RN license and APRN license or Physician Assistant license
• Credentialed through NMH Medical Staff Office
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a PA or in apheresis RN (for new NP graduates)

Preferred:

• 2+ years of Hematology or Apheresis experience

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. Background checks are performed for employment consideration. Benefits are available; details can be found on our website.