University Of Chicago Medical Center Chicago , IL 60602
Posted 1 week ago
Job Description
Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider, Neurosurgery
$10,000 Sign on Bonus and Tuition Reimbursement available!
Job Description:
Join UChicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) within the Neurosurgery Unit. As the 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.
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
OR
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
Position Details
Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0)
Shift: Rotating / 12-hour shifts / 3 shifts per week
Unit/Department: Neurology Surgery
CBA Code: Non-Union
University Of Chicago Medical Center