Nurse Practitioner - OBGYN, Women’s Health, Full-time, Days

About the role

Northwestern Medicine is seeking an experienced full-time Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner to support full-scope gynecologic care and collaborative complex care management within the OBGYN practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct outpatient patient care in an OB/GYN clinical setting.
• Perform ambulatory gynecologic procedures, including IUD insertions and removals, endometrial biopsies, colposcopies, and LEEP procedures.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise and expanded knowledge through patient care activities, including diagnosis and management of a wide range of health problems.
• Responsible for health outcomes of an assigned patient population.
• Confer with collaborating physician and other health professionals in area of clinical expertise.
• Develop appropriate educational systems for patients, families, and staff in areas of expertise.
• Mentor graduate students in aspects of advanced practice and patient care.
• Actively participate in quality improvement and/or research pertinent to area of expertise.
• Conduct comprehensive appraisals of patients' health status by taking health histories and performing physical examinations.
• Provide direct clinical care to patients, prescribe/order medications and therapies, and order/interpret laboratory tests, x-rays, and procedures according to clinical privileges.
• Evaluate patients to determine their need for further health care.
• Provide comprehensive teaching to patients and families.
• Document in the medical record all care and education provided and/or procedures performed.
• Refer to other disciplines as appropriate and serve as a consultant in areas of expertise.
• Integrate research-based knowledge and clinical expertise in decision-making.
• Exemplify a professional image in appearance, manner, and presentation.
• Advocate for patients, families, coworkers, and the community.
• Maintain certifications and continuing education as required for licensure and privileging.
• Serve as a patient advocate and role model for "Patients First."
• Participate in unit/departmental/divisional or hospital committees/task forces as appropriate.
• Develop and participate in programs to meet continuing education needs of staff.
• Serve as a role model and preceptor to students.
• Provide formal education to both internal and external groups pertinent to area of specialty.
• Participate in quality improvement and/or research initiatives for specific patient populations.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board.
• OR Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program/Current license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Illinois.
• Privileged and credentialed through the Medical Staff Office (MSO).
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (issued by the American Heart Association) certification.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification as specified by department.
• Controlled substance license and DEA registration as specified by the department.

Preferred:

• At least 2 years of direct office experience in Women’s Health and running an independent schedule.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, days.

Location

Crystal Lake and McHenry.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Benefits include:

• Tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching.
• Lifecycle benefits.