Experienced Advanced Care at Home Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- South Suburbs

Department:

39253 Post Acute Care - Advance Care at Home

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Flexible visit scheduling; need to be available for patient calls Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. No weekends, holidays or after-hours on-call time. Perform home visits for homebound patients, providing primary care, palliative care services or assisting with complex care management. This position will be located in the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago, including Oak Lawn, Bridgeview, Burbank, Orland Park, Palos Heights, and surrounding areas.

Major Responsibilities:

• Clinical
  •  
  •     1)Completes and documents accurate comprehensive, episodic history and physical assessments
  •     2)Performs ordering, conducting, supervising, and interpreting diagnostic laboratory and imaging studies
  •     3)Prescribes treatments, and therapies not limited to medications, diet, supplies, prosthetic devices, and equipment
  •     4)Implements primary and secondary prevention strategies and management of acute and chronic health problems
  •     5)Provides clear, concise, accurate, and legible information regarding patient care in the record
  •     6)Formulates a comprehensive plan of care in collaborating with the patient and interdisciplinary team
  •     7)Fulfills billing and productivity metrics requirements where appropriate and maintains relevant documentation
  •    8)Provides telephone care to various patients
  •     9)Provides other clinical duties as appropriate
• Professional
  •     1)Advocates for patients, families, co-workers, the community, and the nursing profession
  •     2)Advises leadership in adoption of organizational change, quality improvement initiatives, best practice research and patient care best practice and integrate evidence-based knowledge and clinical expertise in decision making
  •     3)Participates in peer review in accordance with privileges, competency assessment activities and maintains appropriate credentialing and privileging requirements
  •     4)Seeks experiences and formal and independent learning activities to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge
  •     5)Establishes an effective relationship with the interdisciplinary team including the collaborating physician where appropriate
  •     6)Advances the profession through presentations and publications
  •     7)Conducts, assists and/or mentors others in research through participant selection, coordination of the protocol(s), data collection, and other associated activities
  •     8)Provides education to patients, families, and significant others using established education materials
  •     9)Encourage involvement in professional organizations
• Leadership
  •     1)Provides feedback to and consults with leadership in assessment, problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluating system issues and models of care
  •     2)Identifies and participates in quality-improvement initiatives within the practice setting and initiates change to translate clinical research findings into evidence-based interventions in the practice setting
  •     3)Participates or leads multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated delivery of patient care services
  •     4)Initiates and revises protocols or guidelines and facilitates organizational change to reflect evidence-based best practice relative to practice setting
  •     5)Works to influence policy-making bodies to improve patient care

Licensure:

• Nurse, Advanced Practice (APN) AND Nurse, Registered (RN)

Education/Experience Required:

• • Masters of Nursing Degree as APRN-CNP • 2 years RN experience preferred • 1 year APRN-CNP experience in the relevant setting preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• • Well-developed interpersona