Advanced Practice Provider (APP, PA, NP), Liver transplant- Full Time Rotating - The University of Chicago Medicine

Job Description

Bring Your Passion to the Forefront: 

Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant), Liver Transplant Inpatient, Full-Time, Days and Nights, University of Chicago Medicine in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. As an APP, you will manage a caseload of patients and exercise autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice includes family support, discharge planning, staff education, and consultation. In this role you will provide direct support to patients throughout the inpatient stay for the abdominal, kidney, and liver transplant patients.

This individual will utilize advance practice skills obtained through the completion of a formal provider program. These skills include advanced levels of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care, as well as performing some invasive procedures. For this position, the APP will be responsible for functions related to the clinical care and management of solid organ transplant patients and others with end-stage organ disease. The APP is also responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care efforts in collaboration with medical and surgical physicians and other team members. Based on the specific work group, the individual's responsibilities may encompass the pre-transplant, peri-transplant/inpatient, post-transplant, or all phases of transplant care.

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Required Qualifications

• Master's of Science in Nursing required
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration required
• 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

OR

Physician Assistant (PA) Required Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited (Physician Assistant) educational program required
• Certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration required
• Certification in ACLS required
• Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers

 Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: 1.0, Full-time
• Shift: Days and Nights (Anticipate rotating from days to nights every 3 months)
• Unit/Department: LIVER TRANSPLANT
• CBA Code: Non-Union 

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred candidates will have inpatient hospital experience.
• A combination of transplant and other related nursing experience may be considered

Why Join Us

We’ve 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. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re 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.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.