Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Fellow (10 months), Full-time, Days

Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Fellow role reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all regulatory and accreditation standards.

The APRN Fellowship will provide leading-edge post-graduate, on-the-job training to prepare APP fellows for successful practice in a designated specialty. Exposed to a variety of clinical rotations, APP Fellows will refine critical thinking, diagnostic, and clinical skills necessary for managing complex medical situations and for providing safe, efficient, and effective care to adult patients in designated specialty. All fellows will work under the direct guidance of APP preceptors and attending physicians. The APP fellowship provides an opportunity for licensed advanced practice providers to receive intensive clinical training over a defined period. Grounded in a rigorous didactic curriculum, this intensive training program will offer hands-on clinical care through structured clinical rotations and designated specialties. The program places an emphasis on multi-disciplinary learning and communication. Upon completion of an APP Fellowship, the APP should have acquired the advanced clinical knowledge, procedural competency, leadership skills, and professional judgment necessary to practice independently and collaboratively within their specialty, while delivering safe, evidence-based, and patient-centered care. 

This position is outpatient only

Schedule: M-F, days

• no nights/weekends/holidays/on-call

This is a 10-month fellowship

Compensation is: $46.20 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Complete all requirements for credentialing and privileging for inpatient core privileges, as appropriate for role.
• Attend all didactic lectures and educational opportunities scheduled for APP Fellows.
• Provide direct care to patients as assigned by clinical preceptors.  
• Collaborate and consult with physicians and other health care professionals as appropriate.
• Develop organizational skills to manage a patient caseload.
• Develop effective communication and presentation skills with the interdisciplinary team.
• Develop a deep and broad knowledge base of the common disease processes.
• Identify individual professional development needs and work w/ APP preceptors/mentors to create opportunities for learning and practice.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments of patients’ health status by taking health histories and performing advanced physical examinations in specialty areas.
• Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests to establish diagnoses and develop a comprehensive treatment plan.
• Orders/prescribes medications, therapies, interventions, and procedures according to clinical privileges and APP scope of practice within specialty.
• Documents in the medical record all care provided and/or procedures performed for which the APP is responsible. Collaborates with all members of the multidisciplinary team to develop and direct an individualized and comprehensive treatment plan.
• Coordinates the discharge planning process or after visit care with patients, families, and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Consults with other specialties and disciplines as appropriate to meet all health care needs of patients.

Leadership

• Participates in unit/departmental/divisional or hospital committees/task forces and professional organizations.
• Advocates for patients, families, nursing staff and other members of the healthcare community.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures in clinical area of expertise to establish standards for clinical practice.
• Consults with NM leadership in the identification, evaluation and problem solving of clinical system and process issues.
• Collaborates with NM leadership teams to develop, implement and evaluate strategic plans for quality improvement initiatives, utilizing evidenced based practice guidelines as appropriate.
• Collaborates with physicians and nurses to lead chang