Advanced Practice Provider, Palliative Care

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Day (United States of America)

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

General Summary:    

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) works within the multidisciplinary clinical team to provide individualized patient care through history and physical assessment, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, medication ordering, prescribing and management, formulating diagnoses and patient/family education. They promote evidenced based practice by conducting or participating in research and academic activities. They provide support to colleagues and staff to promote the professional development of the advanced practice profession at Lurie Children’s and in the community-at-large.  The role is unique to each division and in accordance with individual credentialing and privileging through the Medical Staff Office.

Specialty Responsibility Summary:

This individual will participate in palliative care activities of the pediatric palliative care team at Lurie Children’s, caring for children with a large variety of clinical conditions, including cancer, heart disease, metabolic disorders, neuromuscular and neuro-degenerative conditions, etc. The team provides consultative assistance to primary teams regarding symptom management, exploration and delineation of patient and family goals of care, including the establishment of treatment limitations, and providing general psychosocial and decision-making support.  Team members work in a highly collaborative fashion with others within the division as well as across clinical disciplines.

Essential Job Functions:

1.    Acquires and maintains skills in pain and other symptom management.
2.    Acquires and maintains skills in palliative care communication with patients, family members, and other clinicians, especially regarding patient/family understanding of the patients’ diseases, disease trajectory, goals of care, including preferences for additional cure-directed treatment and/or limitations on interventions, values and beliefs about end-of-life care, and other aspects of palliative and hospice care.
3.    Acquires and maintains skills in interdisciplinary care and care coordination with other clinicians and professions, including clinical teams/agencies involved with home palliative and hospice care.  
4.    Provides support to others on patients’ clinical teams, especially at times involving perceived patient/family suffering or when patients/families struggle with difficult decisions around goals of care. 
APN Requirements:
1.    Experience in one or more of the following: pediatric/neonatal intensive care, hematology-oncology, or pediatric palliative and hospice care.
2.    PNP certification.

Advance Practice Provider Transition into Practice Fellowship

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago offers an Advance Practice Provider (APP) transition into practice fellowship for all new graduate APPs. All new hire APPs, even those with experience, are invited to participate in the fellowship. The APP transition into practice fellowship is designed to provide a supportive structure and strategies to facilitate the transition from the academic to clinical setting for newly hired APPs and institution to institution transition for those with experience.

The first year of employment will consist of quarterly didactic sessions with integrated facilitator led peer supported transition sessions, structured mentorship, and precepted practice-based learning with standardized competencies. APPs in the fellowship are hired as paid employees of the institution.

The fellowship is designed to aid the development of well prepared, clinically competent, APPs as well as to provide support, build confidence and skills to develop a collaborative practice.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher from an accredited school appropriate for certification as a Nurse
• Practitioner Physician Assistant. (CNS certification is not acceptable if hired after January 1, 2010)
• Two (2) years of relevant clinical experience is preferred. 
• Licensure in the State of Illinois as an APRN/PA is required.
• Clinical privileges through credentialing by the Medical Staff Office achieved within 90 days of hire. Practices under the direction of advanced practice provider or physician providers until fully credentialed and privileged
• Basic Life Support certification required. Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification and/or other specialty certification is required in some areas within 6 months of employment.
• Any other certification required for specialty area.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and strong verbal and written
• communication skills.

Education

Master's Degree: Nurse Practitioner

Pay Range

$118,560.00-$195,624.00 Salary

At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability

• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

• Tuition assistance

• Student loan servicing and support

• Adoption benefits

• Backup Childcare and Eldercare

• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities

• Discount purchasing program

There’s a Place for You with Us

At Lurie Children’s, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.  

 

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Support email: peoplequestions@luriechildrens.org