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Advanced Practice Clinician Opportunities

Advocate Health, the third‑largest nonprofit integrated health system in the nation, is recruiting Advanced Practice Clinicians in Illinois and Wisconsin.

• Clinician‑led medical group focused on excellence, transformation, and reputation through your voice.
• Committed to cultivating the ingenuity of our diverse personalities and teams.
• APCs actively engaged in leadership.
• Continuing medical education flexibility.
• Access to a fully integrated continuum of care.
• Practice at the top of licensure.
• Structured onboarding program for new graduates and practicing APCs.
• Variety of opportunities.
• On‑going professional development.
• Competitive salary and benefits.

• Evaluate, diagnose, treat, and manage acute, critical, and chronic patient illnesses and diseases in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Obtain medical histories, conduct physical examinations, assess and determine differential diagnoses; prescribe medication, therapy, and treatments accordingly.
• Interpret and evaluate patient data to determine management and treatment; perform minor surgeries and routine procedures; consult with physicians as appropriate; order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies as trained and competent by a physician.
• Adjust patient care plans through review and monitoring of treatments and therapy plans; counsel, instruct, and educate patients on physical and mental health, diet, preventive measures, health behaviors, self‑care skills, disease, treatment options, and normal growth and development.
• Provide care coordination, including managing ancillary services, pre‑operative plans, discharge planning, provider referrals, and medical devices such as insulin pumps, defibrillators, and pacemakers.
• Prescribe, recommend, and regulate pharmacologic and non‑pharmacologic therapies across multiple care settings, including controlled medications when warranted by patient’s diagnosis or changing condition.
• Prepare, dictate, and sign patient care plans and summaries; maintain records according to established standards and guidelines.
• Provide clinical direction to nursing staff regarding continued care of patients and ensure patient receives recommended care.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide age‑appropriate care, understanding growth and development across lifespan, assessing data reflective of patient status, and applying policies and procedures accordingly.

• Physician Assistant license issued by the state in which the caregiver practices.
• Physician Assistant (PA‑C) certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the caregiver practices.
• Nurse Practitioner (ANCC) certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Nurse Practitioner (AANP) certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); may be obtained within 6 months based on department discretion.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing.

• Prefer experience in advanced practice clinical settings.

• High level of clinical proficiency and excellent decision‑making skills.
• Ability to work independently and as an effective member of a health‑care team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to collaborate and establish relationships with others.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.

• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously during the workday.
• Must have functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.
• Must lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist; up to 20 lbs over the head; carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance.
• Must push/pull with 30 lbs of force; perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs with a second person present.
• Will be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood, and body fluids; protective clothing and equipment (e.g., goggles, lead apron, gloves, gowns) required as necessary.
• Operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.