Advanced Practice Provider (APP, NP, PA), Inpatient Cell Therapy - Full Time, Days

Join the University of Chicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) for our Inpatient Cellular Therapy Service. 

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 support, as well as complete administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the Director/leadership. The APP has acquired the knowledge, skills, and judgment necessary to assist the physician through organized instruction and supervised practice.

This is a day shift position for 12-hour days. Weekends staffing varies with an expectation of covering every third weekend.

The Inpatient Cellular Therapy Service is an APP-staffed service with the support of a Hematology/Oncology Fellow and Hematology/Oncology Attending. This service manages patients receiving stem cell transplants, CAR T-cell therapy, TILs therapy, bispecific antibody therapy, various cellular therapy trials/commercial products, as well as complications of these therapies. After an orientation period of approximately 3 months, the APP will work autonomously and collaboratively with the rest of the APP team, attending, fellow, and pharmacist to manage inpatients on the service. The team rounds in the morning and the APPs present patients with their assessments and plans. APPs then carry out the plan for the day, calling consults, placing orders, admitting expected and unexpected admits, and performing procedures (including bone marrow biopsies, LPs with/without IT chemo). This candidate will be trained in the management of various malignancies as well as oncologic emergencies (eg neutropenic fever, tumor lysis syndrome, cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity due to therapeutic agents, DIC, HLH, sepsis, and cord compression).

Advanced Practice Provider Essential Job Functions

• Taking patient history, conducting examinations, diagnosing illness
• 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

 Nurse Practitioner Education and Experience Requirements:

• Master's of Science in Nursing 
• Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration 
• Must be certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC or AANP
• Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers
• At least 1 year of inpatient nursing experience preferred but not required
• Previous oncology experience preferred
• Acute Care preferred

Physician Assistant Education and Experience Requirements:

• 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
• At least 1 year of inpatient experience preferred
• Previous oncology experience preferred

Position Details 

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0)
• Shift: Days, 12 hour shifts, Every 3rd Weekend
• Unit/Department: Inpatient Cellular Therapy Service
• 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.