​Pediatric Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider

Department

BSD PED - Cardiology

About the Department

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago is a dynamic and stimulating place to work. We strive for the highest level of complex care for children from diagnosis and treatment; provide outstanding education and training for students, postgraduate scholars, and physicians; and nurture the research of Department scholars who seek to elucidate the causes of pediatric disease and identify promising new therapies. In addition to our provision of clinical care at UChicago Medicine (UCM) Comer Children’s Hospital and at our regional sites, we are currently expanding our clinical care across Northern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana. In collaboration with our partners in the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance (CCHA; Advocate Children’s Hospital, and NorthShore University Health System). CCHA has responsibility for the care of almost 1 million children. The Department has expanded its presence to numerous satellite sites of care across the region with the goal of providing care ‘close to home’ whenever feasible (https://pediatrics.uchicago.edu/). Our mission is to improve the health of every child entrusted to us, in an inclusive environment that is committed to family-centered care, clinical excellence, impactful scholarship, effective disease prevention, and advocacy for the appropriate care of every child. We are especially committed to the children on the South Side of Chicago and to altering the inequities in healthcare.

The Pediatric Cardiology team at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital brings patients the latest in heart research and treatments while delivering personalized, compassionate care to each family. We offer comprehensive services from diagnosis of prenatal conditions to treatment for adults with congenital heart disease.

Job Summary

The job uses best practices and knowledge 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and formulate plan of care in collaboration with physician, nursing staff, and the multidisciplinary health team in accordance with privileges approved by the Credentials Committee.  

• Communicate follow-up plan/disposition with the follow-up health care provider. 

• Prescribe and evaluate pharmacological therapies according to protocol.  

• Attend both high and low- risk deliveries as needed.

• Stabilize and transport patients as needed.  

• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of current professional and legal trends, concepts, and issues related to practice.  

• Identify educational needs of family members and assist with teaching as appropriate.  

• Ensure that appropriate systems and resources are in place to maintain established standards of care.  

• Participate in self and peer evaluation to improve quality of care.  

• Participate in the development, review, and evaluation of policies and procedures.  

• Participate in developing and implementing QI monitoring.  

• Participate in providing in-service and outreach education program.  

• Act as resource for clinical skills for staff on or of the unit.  

• May participate in clinical research projects conducted by supervising physicians.  

• Serve as preceptor to APP students.  

• Interprets assessments, treatments, outcomes, work and disability status, and screenings in a thorough manner. Maintains clear and concise records for individual and corporate clients to meet the requirements of the department, the company and any applicable standards or laws.  

• Analyzes test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.  

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

• Evalu