Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery

Job Description

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider, Neurosurgery

Job Description:

Join UChicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) within the Neurosurgery team. As an inpatient Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP), you will manage our general neurosurgery and consultative neurosurgery patients and leverage knowledge of critical neurological conditions to care for the adult and pediatric patient populations.

Our adult and pediatric Neurosurgery clinical teams have expertise in the treatment of many neurological disorders, including:

• Brain and spinal cord injuries
• Brain infections (encephalitis and meningitis)
• Brain swelling
• Brain tumors
• Nerve and muscle problems that affect breathing, such as myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barré syndrome 
• Status epilepticus
• Stroke
• Any catastrophic disorder affecting neurologic function

Job Summary:

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. In this role, the APP will manage a caseload of patients and exercise autonomous decision-making in assessing, diagnosing, and initiating delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice includes family support, discharge planning, staff education, consultation, and research. The APP is also responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care efforts collaborating with medical and surgical physicians and other team members.

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Required Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration
• Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse's Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Ability to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers
• Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) certification desired

OR

Physician Assistant (PA) Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an academic medical center or tertiary/quaternary care setting
• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment
• Experience or training in a surgical setting
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with attending surgeons, residents, fellows, nursing, and ancillary teams
• Proficiency with electronic medical records (Epic preferred)

Position Details 

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0)
• Shift: Rotating / 10-hour shifts / 4 shifts per week
• Unit/Department: Neurosurgery
• CBA Code:  Non-Union

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.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities

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.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.