Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant - Pediatric Surgery, Full - Time, Days

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's of Science in Nursing or completion of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program
  • Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration
  • Must qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers
  • Certification in ACLS and by NCCPA for Physician Assistants
  • Preferred experience in pediatrics and specialized wound care certifications like WOCN

Responsibilities

  • Conducting detailed patient history and examinations
  • Diagnosing various illnesses and conditions
  • Performing pre- and post-operative evaluations
  • Ordering and interpreting laboratory tests
  • Exercising autonomy in medical decision-making
  • Providing a wide range of therapeutic services
  • Supporting educational and administrative activities under supervision

Benefits

  • Comprehensive patient care management responsibility
  • Opportunity for educational and professional development
  • Clinical support in a dynamic surgical intensive care environment
  • Engagement with advanced practice leadership
  • Collaborative work environment with the medical director
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Advanced Practice Provider will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management and will manage a caseload of patients by exercising autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The APP will provide healthcare and patient services that may include educational, research, and clinical nursing specialist support, as well as complete administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the medical director and advanced practice leadership. The APP has acquired the knowledge, skills, and judgment necessary to assist the physician through organized instruction and supervised practice.

Advanced Practice Provider Essential Job Functions
  • Taking patient history, conducting examinations, diagnosing illness
  • Pre and post-operative patient evaluation and ordering and interpreting laboratory tests
  • Ability to exercise autonomy in medical decision-making, provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services


Advanced Practice Nurse Required Qualifications
  • Masters of Science in Nursing
  • Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration
  • Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers


Physician Assistant Required Qualifications
  • Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program
  • Certification in ACLS and by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure / registration


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience as an advanced practice provider in pediatrics
  • Wound, Ostomy, and Continence certification (WOCN) or equivalent specialty certification or open to training/obtaining certification within the first two years.
  • Prior experience in an academic medical center or complex tertiary care setting managing complex wounds and ostomies.


Position Details
• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0)
• Shift: Days
• Unit/Department: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• CBA Code: Non-Union

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