Advanced Practice Providers, Nurse PractitionerPhysician Assistant Advanced Heart Failure

Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider in our Advanced Heart Failure Department.

Eligible for Relocation Assistance

Eigible for a $10000 Sign On Bonus!

As an Advanced Practice Provider you are responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management in the hospital setting.

The Heart and Vascular Center at UChicago Medicine is at the forefront of cardiac surgery specializing in diagnosis treatment and prevention of heart conditions and heart disease. Our doctors not only provide the highest level of care they are also leaders in research who are developing new and better treatments for heart and vascular disease. UChicago Medicines heart and vascular care team includes some of the nations best minds in cardiology cardiac surgery robotic surgery vascular surgery and research.

In this role you will utilize advanced assessment skills and knowledge of clinical therapeutics to evaluate diagnose and manage critically ill patients. The APP orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests therapeutic interventions and prescribes pharmacological agents as necessary. As an APP you will maintain continuity of patient care through patient follow-up monitoring of patient progress and modifying plan of care as necessary. The APP applies knowledge of new technology and resources demonstrating advanced or specialized expertise in caring for a variety of cardiac surgery patients including those with complex valve disease coronary artery disease disorders of the aorta advanced heart failure requiring heart transplant or left ventricular assist device placement.

Essential Job Functions

• Differentiates normal and abnormal variations for all body systems.
• Assesses patient and family adaptation coping skills and the need for crisis or other intervention.
• Accurately interprets diagnostic tests.
• Analyzes multiple sources of data in making clinical judgments and in determining the effectiveness of a plan of care.
• Develops problem lists with associated differential diagnosis.
• Identifies educational needs of the patient and family and assists with teaching.
• Incorporates assessment findings into a plan to direct patient care.
• Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with the patient family physician nursing staff and other member of the health care team which incorporates health care maintenance discharge and follow-up care.
• Plans and implements appropriate pharmacological therapies.
• Accurately and appropriately performs routine diagnostic and therapeutic techniques according to established protocols and standardized procedures for nurse practitioners.
• Initiates referrals based on patient and family need.
• Accurately presents and documents the database impression and plan of care.
• Promotes has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patient care protocol relating to the physical psychosocial and developmental needs of neonatal pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric patients.
• Maintains formal and informal systems for information sharing planning and problem solving with unit staff other NPs medical staff and other nursing and hospital personnel.

APPJob Summary :

The Nurse practitioner / physician assistant is an APP responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. The APP manages a caseload of patients and exercises autonomous decision making in the assessment diagnosis and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice also includes family support teaching staff education consultation and research.

APP : Provide comprehensive care to patients in the inpatient settings cared for by the APPs of the cardiac surgery ICU and stepdown units. . Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team using advanced clinical skills to manage a caseload of patients. Assess diagnose initiate delegated medical treatments perform independent nursing interventions and evaluate care. Provide a model of care that is shaped by theory expanded by science research and reflective practice and is identified by a holistic and comprehensive approach to the patients.

Nurse Practitioner - Education and Experience Requirements :

Physician Assistant - Education and Experience Requirements :

Position Details

Why Join Us

Weve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion always mindful that each patient is a person an individual. To accomplish this we need employees with passion talent and commitment with patients and with each other. Were in this together : working to advance medical innovation serve the health needs of the community and move our collective knowledge forward. If youd like to add enriching human life to your profile UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront were doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color ethnicity ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status civil union status parental status religion national origin age disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical background check drug screening and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine .

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1