Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Nephrology

Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Nephrology, Full-time, Days

Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Chicago, IL

Salary: $60.00 – $79.67 hourly

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ( $5,700 part‑time )
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ( $5,000 part‑time )
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ( $500 part‑time )
• $250 Well‑Being Fund per year ( $125 for part‑time )
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay
• Sign‑on bonus eligibility: new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position may be eligible depending on the job family.

Northwestern Medicine has an exciting opportunity for either a Physician Assistant or an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to work in our Nephrology department. This is a combination of inpatient and outpatient. The Division of Nephrology & Hypertension provides quality clinical care to patients with a wide variety of chronic kidney diseases. This position will be responsible for the clinical care of patients including but not limited to clinical assessment, diagnosis, making a therapeutic plan, overseeing orders, following through on lab results and radiology and communication with teams.

Schedule:

M‑F, days. No nights, weekends, or on‑call.

• Demonstrates clinical expertise and expanded knowledge through patient care activities which may include diagnosis and management of a wide range of health problems.
• Responsible for health outcome of an assigned patient population.
• Confers with collaborating physician and other health professionals in area of clinical expertise.
• Develops appropriate educational systems for patients, families and staff in areas of expertise.
• Mentors graduate students in aspects of advanced practice and patient care.
• Actively participates in quality improvement and/or research pertinent to area of expertise.

• Conducts comprehensive appraisals of patients' health status by taking health histories and performing physical examinations in clinical area.
• Provides direct clinical care to patients.
• Prescribes/orders medications, therapies; orders/interprets laboratory tests, x‑rays and procedures according to clinical privileges.
• Evaluates patients to determine their need for further health care.
• Provides comprehensive teaching to patients and families.
• Documents in the medical record all care and education provided and/or procedures performed for which the Licensed Advanced Practice Provider is responsible.
• Refers to other disciplines as appropriate.
• Consultant to other disciplines in areas of expertise.
• Integrates research‑based knowledge and clinical expertise in decision making.
• Exemplifies a professional image in appearance, manner and presentation.
• Advocate for patients, families, coworkers, and the community.
• Maintains certifications and continuing education as required for licensure and privileging.
• Serves as a patient advocate and role model for "Patients First".
• Participates in unit/departmental/divisional or hospital committees/task forces as appropriate.
• Provides comprehensive teaching strategies for patients and their families.
• Develops and participates in programs to meet continuing education needs of staff.
• Serves as a role model and preceptor to students.
• Provides formal education to both internal and external groups pertinent to area of specialty.
• Participates in quality improvement and/or research initiatives for specific patient population as appropriate.

Required

• Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
• Acute care certification required for APRNs
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board. OR master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program/Current license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Illinois.
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