Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant - Advanced Heart Failure

About the role

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) position is a 100% onsite opportunity based in the greater Chicagoland area. A sign-on bonus and relocation package are available.

Responsibilities

• Differentiates normal and abnormal variations for all body systems.
• Accurately interprets diagnostic tests.
• Develops problem lists with associated differential diagnosis.
• Identifies educational needs of the patient and family and assists with teaching.
• Maintains continuity of patient care through patient follow-up, monitoring of patient progress, and modifying the plan of care as necessary.
• Utilizes advanced assessment skills and knowledge of clinical therapeutics to evaluate, diagnose, and manage critically ill patients.
• Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests, therapeutic interventions, and prescribes pharmacological agents as necessary.
• Applies knowledge of new technology and resources demonstrating advanced or specialized expertise in caring for a variety of cardiac surgery patients including those with complex valve disease, coronary artery disease, disorders of the aorta, advanced heart failure requiring heart transplant or left ventricular assist device placement.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (or equivalent, if license received prior to July 1, 2001) from an accredited school/college of nursing required.
• Ability to obtain Illinois advanced practice nurse (APN) license by start date required.
• Current license as a Registered Nurse required.
• AANC certification as an ACNP and/or ANP-BC required.
• Minimum two years of critical care clinical nursing experience with demonstrated clinical competence in patient care, teaching, and management of patients with critical illness, and knowledge about clinical aspects of critical care including protocol therapy preferred.
• Completion of an accredited (physician assistant) educational program required.
• Licensure: 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 required ICU Certification Required ICU experience highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of two years of critical care clinical nursing experience.
• Must have an AANC certification as an ACNP and/or ANP-BC.
• Must have completed an accredited physician assistant educational program.
• Must have current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure / registration and ICU Certification.

Skills

• Advanced assessment skills.
• Knowledge of clinical therapeutics.
• Ability to interpret diagnostic tests.
• Knowledge of new technology and resources.
• Expertise in managing patients with complex cardiac conditions.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.

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