Advanced Practice Provider (APP, PA, NP), Liver Transplant Inpatient - Full Time, Rotating

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine as aAdvanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant), Liver Transplant Inpatient department. Here you will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. As an APP, you will manage a caseload of patients and exercise autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice also includes family support, discharge planning, staff education, and consultation. In this role you will provide direct support to patients throughout the inpatient stay for all abdominal transplant patients.

This individual will utilize advance practice skills obtained through the completion of a formal provider program. These skills include advanced levels of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care, as well as performing some invasive procedures. For this position, the APP will be responsible for functions related to the clinical care and management of solid organ transplant patients and others with end-stage organ disease. The APP is also responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care efforts in collaboration with medical and surgical physicians and other team members. Based on the specific work group, the individual's responsibilities may encompass the pre-transplant, peri-transplant/inpatient, post-transplant, or all phases of transplant care.

Eligible for a Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000. 

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

Required Qualifications

• Completion of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant educational program
• ACLS certification
• For NPs: Certification by a recognized nursing board and licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Illinois.
• For PAs: Certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Illinois.

Preferred Qualifications

• A demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and communicate among interdisciplinary teams.
• Must be highly proficient and organized with patient examinations and assessments, diagnostic interpretations, clinical interventions, and health care planning.
• Must have effective problem-solving skills
• New graduates are encouraged to apply.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: 1.0, Full-time
• Shift: Rotating
• Work Location: Hyde Park 
• Unit/Department: Liver Transplant
• CBA Code: Non-Union

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Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.