Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), Full-time, Days

Job Description

Northwestern Medicine has an exciting opportunity for either an Acute Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant to work in our inpatient Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) department. The surgical subspecialties continue to be primary with our SICU team providing critical care support.

Responsibilities

• Completes daily assessments of the patients
• Orders necessary labs and imaging
• Participates in multidisciplinary ICU rounds
• Care coordination with consulting services
• Provides family updates/assists with goal of care conversations
• Performs bedside procedures such as bronchoscopy, central line placement, arterial line placement, chest tube placement, and ultrasound

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates clinical expertise and expanded knowledge through patient care activities which may include diagnosis and management of a wide range of health problems
• Responsible for health outcome of an assigned patient population
• Confers with collaborating physician and other health professionals in area of clinical expertise
• Develops appropriate educational systems for patients, families and staff in areas of expertise
• Mentors graduate students in aspects of advanced practice and patient care
• Actively participates in quality improvement and/or research pertinent to area of expertise

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
• Acute care certification required for APRNs
• 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 required as specified by department
• Controlled substance license and DEA registration required as specified by the department
• Experience in critical care or inpatient surgical management