Advanced Practice Provider Manager - Cancer Center - Chicago, IL-22375

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: IM Hem-Onc RUMC - Office

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Cancer Center Manager, Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

Rush University System for Health, a national leader in outstanding patient care, education, research, community partnerships and empowering a new generation of health care providers, invites applications for the position of Cancer Center Manager, Advanced Practice Provider (APP), with RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center at Rush University Medical Center.

Rush University System for Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have partnered to create RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center. The partnership represents advanced clinical and operational integration in the delivery of cancer care, providing Rush patients greater access to cancer treatments and research considered among the best in the world.

Job Summary

The Manager, Advanced Practice Providers (APP) is a licensed Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who provides leadership, administrative oversight, and operational management of APPs within a designated department or service line. This role combines direct patient care with strategic responsibilities in workforce planning, performance management, quality initiatives, and APP professional development. The APP Manager ensures that APPs practice to the top of their license, achieve departmental goals, and deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. The role includes a minimum of 0.3-0.4FTE protected administrative time, dependent on the number of direct reports and additional responsibilities.

The individual who holds this position will exemplify the Rush mission, vision, and values and act in accordance with the policies, procedures, guidelines, and service standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides direct oversight, coordination, and management of APPs and other healthcare personnel across multiple sections and departments within the designated department or service line/area, ensuring seamless integration of clinical services.
• Partners with operational, nursing, and provider leadership to establish, advance, and evaluate clinical and administrative priorities while working collaboratively to deliver state-of-the-art, high-quality, and cost-effective patient care.
  
  

Administrative & Operational Oversight

• Serves as direct manager for APPs and Lead APPs in defined area.
• Oversees recruitment, onboarding, credentialing, privileging, and orientation of APPs.
• Directs staffing, scheduling, workforce planning, and clinical deployment.
• Manages APP performance evaluations (annual and ongoing OPPE/FPPE), competencies, and professional development.
• Develops, maintains, and enforces APP project/programs, policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Resolves escalated staffing, performance, and grievance issues.
• Participates in budget development, resource allocation, and fiscal oversight.
• Attends and contributes to departmental and faculty meetings. Ensures recurring meeting forum for APPs in local area.
• Develops and monitors departmental goals, productivity standards, and quality/outcome metrics.
  
  

Clinical Practice

• Provides direct clinical care within scope of practice to maintain competency and role model evidence-based best practices.
• Completes and documents an accurate history and physical examination of patients.
• Conducts comprehensive or episodic health assessments and develops patient care plans.
• Orders and interprets tests, treatments, and therapies within the scope of practice.
• Prescribes medications, including controlled substances to the extent delegated including non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Orders, interprets, and performs laboratory and other diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Provides clear, concise, and accurate information in the electronic medical record.
• Initiate and perform consultations in accordance with Rush rules and regulations.
• Make appropriate referrals to other health care professionals and/or agencies.
  
  

Leadership & Strategy

• Serves as liaison between APPs, physicians, nursing, care management, and administration.
• Develops and sustains an environment that supports excellence in APP practice and patient care.
• Facilitates APP engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
• Participates in strategic planning to align APP workforce contributions with service area and organizational goals.
• Evaluates and adapts workforce models to optimize patient care delivery.
• Facilitates leadership development and succession planning.
• Continuously evaluates the effectiveness of the APP workforce staffing models. Makes changes as indicated
  
  

Education

• Develops, oversees, and promotes continued learning and professional growth among all assigned staff. Attends continuing education offerings and staff development programs, reviews literature, and collaborates with other professionals.
• Coordinates APP student rotations, residency/fellowship opportunities, and academic partnerships.
• Promotes lifelong learning, certification maintenance, and continuing education among APPs.
• Encourages research participation and integration of new evidence into practice.
• Pursues own professional growth to remain current on trends, innovations, and best practices.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Applicants with a minimum of five years of Advanced Practice Provider experience in Hematology/Oncology/Cell Therapy is required. Leadership/management experience is preferred.
• APRN Candidates will require Acute Care Certification if doing Inpatient work.
• APRN Candidates will require Acute Care Certification or Certification related to opioid training if placing orders for Schedule 4 Drugs
  
  

Rush has over 400 APPs across the enterprise that provide comprehensive patient care each day autonomously and in collaboration with other members of the health care team. With a Director of Advanced Practice and 34 Lead APPs across the system, Rush’s vision is to have every APP practicing at full scope and top of license. APPs at Rush are highly competent, well-respected members of the healthcare team that contribute to the excellent quality care that Rush patients receive each day.

Rush University System for Health is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. The Rush system includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, and the College of Health Sciences.

We’re passionate about health equity: for the communities we serve, for our patients and for our employees. We know that the South and West Sides of Chicago have historically been underserved. As a result, there is a 16-year gap in the life expectancy of someone in Chicago’s Loop versus someone in Chicago’s West Side. As the largest employer on Chicago’s West Side, we take it seriously that our institution can change this. Rush has built a strong Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement, and we founded the RUSH BMO Institute of Health Equity. As part of our Anchor Mission strategy, we hire, invest, buy and source, and volunteer locally. We’ve invested more than $6 million on the West Side since 2018, and that number continues to grow every year. And, of course, we continue to provide excellent patient care for everyone who comes to Rush.

Position Requirements

Nurse Practitioner:

• Current licensure from the State of Illinois as a Registered Professional Nurse and Advanced Practice Nurse
• Master of Science in Nursing or Doctorate of Nursing practice with clinical specialty appropriate to position
• Current certification by American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioner (AANP)
• Maintains State of Illinois and Federal DEA license
• Must maintain Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), Rush Oak Park Hospital (ROPH), and Rush Copley Medical Center (RCMC) clinical privileges, as applicable.
• CPR, ACLS and PALS certifications.
• Excellent communicator
• Experience treating patients of all ages
• Procedural experience (simple laceration repair, I&D)
  
  

Physician Assistant

• Current licensure from the State of Illinois as a Physician Assistant/Associate
• Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant/Associate Program
• Current certification from National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Must maintain Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), Rush Oak Park Hospital (ROPH), and Rush Copley Medical Center (RCMC) clinical privileges, as applicable
• Excellent communicator
• Experience treating patients of all ages
• Procedural experience (simple laceration repair, I&D)
  
  

Rush offers competitive total compensation that includes base pay, benefits, and other incentive programs for our employees. The total pay range shown reflects the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, specialty; relevant experience and training; and other business and organizational factors. This total pay range is for a full-time, 1.0 FTE employee, and includes any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Additional compensation may include premium pay rates, sign-on bonuses, and relocation allowances. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package.

Pay Range: $140,000 - $190,000

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits, learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Join Rush and become part of one of the nation’s best healthcare systems.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.