Advanced Practice Provider (APP, PA, NP), Cardiology- Full Time- Days

The Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice nurse responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management.

The Nurse Practitioner manages a caseload of patients and exercises autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of delegated medical treatments.

The scope of practice also includes family support, teaching, staff education, consultation, and research.

Assess, diagnose, initiate delegated medical treatments, perform independent nursing interventions, and evaluate care.

Provide a model of care that is shaped by theory, expanded by science, research and reflective practice and is identified by a holistic and comprehensive approach to the patients.

• 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 Acute Care, Adult-Gerontology or Family Nurse Practitioner
• Minimum two years of Cardiovascular and/or Oncology 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.

The Physician Assistant is qualified by academic and clinical education to provide healthcare and patient services that may include educational, research, clinical nursing specialist support and administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the Director/leadership.

The PA has acquired the knowledge, skills and judgment necessary to assist the physician through organized instruction and supervised practice.

This licensed health professional will take patient histories, conduct examinations, diagnose illnesses, pre- and post-operative patient evaluation, order and interpret laboratory tests and assist during complicated operations.

The PA exercises autonomy in medical decision making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

• Education: 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 experience highly preferred

• Shift: 5 days 8 hours