Advanced Practice Provider, Wound Care

About the Department

General surgeons at the University of Chicago Medicine focus on a broad range of diseases, including various types of cancer, endocrine disorders, esophageal diseases, bariatric surgical treatment, breast diseases, and more. In treating this wide spectrum of diseases, our surgeons use minimally invasive techniques, including robotic and laparoscopic approaches, to ease the patient’s surgical experience. Our surgeons work in close collaboration with experts across the hospital to ensure each patient receives optimal care and achieves the best outcomes.

The research endeavors by faculty and investigators in the Section of General Surgery are as wide and varied as the diseases they treat. These scientific efforts include outcomes-based research projects and complex basic science questions aimed at uncovering the pathophysiology of infections, genomics and physiology of pancreatic cancer, and more, with the goal of delivering better care to all patients.

About the Role

This position will assist in managing, planning, monitoring, and assuring the delivery of high-quality patient and family care for a caseload of wound care patients within outpatient and inpatient settings at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. The role involves autonomous decision-making in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of wound-related healthcare issues as delineated by the collaborative agreement. The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary team members to ensure safe, cost-effective, timely, and efficient care, as well as evaluating and facilitating necessary changes to the defined plan of care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, monitor, intervene, coordinate, and evaluate the delivery of patient care.
• Collaborate with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary team to assure appropriate, safe, cost-effective, timely, and efficient care.
• Identify patient needs and make referrals for consultation with internal and external specialists.
• Ensure patient education needs are met, providing individualized instruction as needed.
• Respond to psychosocial needs by facilitating referrals as appropriate.
• Work with case managers to coordinate patient discharge planning and maintain regular patient telephone contact in the immediate postoperative period.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge in wound care services and function as a professional role model.
• Provide administrative consultation when requested.
• Represent the needs of wound services on committees, as appropriate.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate leadership in creative problem-solving strategies.
• Opportunity to first-assist in the OR as needed.
• Initiate and implement necessary changes in inpatient care delivery through sharing research, current trends, and expert knowledge.
• Provide continuing education and professional development opportunities for healthcare providers.
• Participate in the education of students and serve as a preceptor for graduate students.
• Actively contribute to appropriate professional and/or specialty organizations.
• Fulfill requirements for maintaining advanced practice certification and licensure.
• Keep knowledge base current by reading professional literature and attending educational conferences.
• Develop diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions needed to achieve the goals and outcomes of the patient’s plan of care.
• Understand and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults.
• Develop and coordinate APP training and professional development activities.
• Perform other related work as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree from an accredited school/college.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in a related job discipline.
• Current and/or eligible for State of Illinois licensure/registration required.
• Eligibility to be privileged and credentialed through the Medical Staff Office (MSO).

Qualifications

Preferred Education

• An advanced degree, or equivalent, if license received prior to July 1, 2001, from an accredited school/college of nursing or completion of an accredited physician assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA).

Preferred Experience

• Clinical experience in a related area of specialty.

Licenses and Certifications for Advanced Practice Nurse

• Current Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) license in the State of Illinois or eligibility to receive by start date.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Illinois or eligibility to receive by start date.

Licenses and Certifications for Physician Assistant

• Current Physician Assistant license/registration in the State of Illinois or eligibility to receive by start date.
• Certification from the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) by start date.

Technical Skills or Knowledge

• Conduct physical examinations and health assessments.
• Interview and obtain medical information.

Preferred Competencies

• Demonstrated clinical competency, effective leadership, and teaching skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical skills.

Pay

Pay range: $130,900.00 - $167,200.00

Benefits

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.