Advanced Practice Provider, OHNS/Maxillofacial

Department

BSD SUR - OHNS: Clinical

About the Department

Patients who come to UChicago Medicine with head and neck diseases can rest assured that our experts’ internationally recognized expertise enables them to offer the most advanced and innovative approaches to the management of otolaryngology (ENT) disorders. Subspecialists are equipped to treat allergies, inner ear and hearing disorders, head and neck cancers, speech and voice disorders, and much more. Our diverse programs ensure every patient utilizes their senses as best as possible in order to lead healthy and productive lives.

Through the section’s comprehensive research efforts, faculty members and researchers hope to find new and better ways of treating a broad range of diseases. One such research project that has received widespread national attention and support is Project Aspire and its sister project the Thirty Million Words Initiative—they aim to use family-centered curriculum and parent language to bridge the achievement gap between groups of children.

Job Summary

The Advanced Practice Provider manages a caseload of patients and exercises autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice includes family support, discharge planning, staff education, consultation and research. In this role, the APP will provide direct support to patients cared for under the OHNS/Maxillofacial service. The APP will utilize advance practice skills obtained through the completion of a formal provider program. These skills include advanced levels of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care, as well as performing some invasive procedures. The APP will also hold independent clinic sessions for nonsurgical new patients and post-operative follow ups. For this position, the APP will be responsible for functions related to the clinical care and management of OHNS/Maxillofacial patients. The APP is also responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care efforts in collaboration with medical and surgical physicians and other team members

Responsibilities

• Gathers pertinent information systematically and skillfully from all sources: history, diagnostic tests, comprehensive physical examination, and psychosocial assessments. Participates as a first-assist during OR procedures.

• Works collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team, using advanced clinical skills and knowledge to provide assessment, evaluation, testing, treatment, therapies, medical management, and other direct care.

• Assists with care coordination for complex surgical cases, including cross-collaboration with subspecialist providers.

• Provides healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician.

• Obtains, compiles, and records patient medical data, including health history, progress notes, and results of physical examination.

• Differentiates normal and abnormal variations for all body systems.

• Assesses patient and family adaptation, coping skills and the need for crisis or other intervention.

• Analyzes multiple sources of data in making clinical judgments and in determining the effectiveness of a plan of care.

• Develops problem lists with associated differential diagnosis.

• Identifies educational needs of the patient and family and assists with teaching.

• Formulates a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, nursing staff and other member of the health care team, which incorporates health care maintenance, discharge, and follow-up care.

• Plans and implements appropriate pharmacological therapies.

• Initiates referrals based on patient and family need.

• Seeks appropriate consultation dependent upon patient health care needs.

• Accurately presents and documents the database, impression and plan of care.

• Promotes, has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patient care protocol relating to the physical, psychosocial and developmental needs of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

• Participates in research projects in the practice area.

• Designs patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.

• Evaluates goals and outcomes taking into account the benefit-versus-burden, safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness for the patient, family and the organization.

• Develops diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions needed to achieve the goals and outcomes of the patient’s plan of care.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications