Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (APP) Fellowship-Critical Care Fellowship, Full-Time, Days Job
Job Description Job Attributes+
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Job ID
62206758656
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Job Location
1000 N. Westmoreland
Lake Forest, IL 60045, US -
Job Category
Business Unit Northwestern Medical Group
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Career Area
Nursing
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Job Type
Full-time
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Education Level
Licensed Patient Care Giver
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Shift
Job Function Physician Assistant
Description
Are you considering a NP/PA career in critical care? We are excited to announce that Northwestern Lake Forest offers Chicagoland’s first APP Critical Care Fellowship.
Northwestern Medicine has an exciting opportunity for an acute care nurse practitioner or physician assistant. We are seeking highly motivated new or recent graduates who would like to pursue a career providing acute care in the hospital setting. This is an intensive one-year training program that uses a multidisciplinary approach to prepare clinicians to step into the challenging and fast-paced role of a critical care Advanced Practice Provider (APP).
Northwestern Lake Forest (NLFH) APP Critical Care Fellowship (ACCF) Overview:
A yearlong fellowship opportunity with competitive pay and benefits NLFH has a state-of-the-art institution, representing a perfect blend of academic medicine and community medicine. APPs at NLFH are valued and given desired autonomy following completion of training NLFH trained its first APP fellow in 2018 who now autonomously manages ICU patients overnight Responsible for all admissions and acute issues in the ICU as well as cross coverage for the Pulmonary service Able to perform critical care procedures Responds to all code blues Functions without in-house physician (approximately 50-75% of the year) Incredible learning experience with both physician and APP preceptorsACCF Educational Opportunities:
Sponsored didactic training through Society of Critical Care Medicine Weekly didactic sessions with assigned preceptor Monthly APP Acute Care Management Education Lecture Series presentations given by NLFH subspecialty providers Access to APP Education Series Library where established APPs/physicians have recorded lectures for your learning Procedural Simulation Training CHEST sponsored 2-day Critical Care Ultrasound Course Attend M&M Rounds; host 2 RN ‘Lunch & Learns’; present end of fellowship APP Education lecture (capstone)Opportunities to become involved in hospital wide APP activities such as the APP council and subcommitteesACCF Rotational Opportunities:
In addition to your 10 month ICU rotation, you will have opportunities in specialty rotations: Emergency Medicine – 1 month Hospital Medicine – 1 month Palliative Care – 2 weeks Infectious Disease – 2 weeksCardiology (including Interventional and Advanced Heart Failure Service) – 2 weeks Neurology +/- Neurosurgery – 1 week Anesthesiology & Interventional Radiology – year-long procedural experience incorporated throughout critical care rotationACCF Procedural Competencies:
Arterial line placement and management Perform/interpret POC Ultrasounds Insert/manage Central Venous Catheters Arterial Puncture Cardioversion Oral/Nasal Tracheal Intubation Ventilator Management Tracheostomy Management Lumbar Puncture US-guided paracentesis/thoracentesis Insert/manage chest tubes Temporary vascular access placement for HD/CRRT Moderate sedation Thrombolytic administration for chest tubes and PEA arrestThe Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner (APRN-CNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellow role reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, 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.
Schedule:
primarily day shiftsome weeks of nights and some weekend rotations during the one year of trainingno on-callResponsibilities:
Complete all requirements for credentialing and privileging at NLFH for inpatient core privilegesAttend all didactic lectures and educational opportunities scheduled for APP fellowsProvide direct care to patients as assigned by clinical preceptorsCollaborate and consult with physicians and other health care professionals as appropriateDevelop organizational skills to manage a patient caseloadDevelop effective communication and presentation skills with the interdisciplinary teamDevelop a deep and broad knowledge base of the common disease processes for which patients are hospitalized through fellowship training and home study as appropriateIdentify individual professional development needs and work w/ APP preceptors/mentors to create opportunities for learning and practiceParticipate in APP monthly mentoring meetings and monthly APP grand rounds.Qualifications
Required
Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program. For APRN's, must have Adult Gerontology Acute Care certification.Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois/Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois OR current license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Illinois. Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board. Privileged and credentialed through the NLFH Medical Staff Office (MSO).Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation – BLS/ACLS, issued by the American Heart Association.Equal Opportunity
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Job Qualifications
Required
Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program. For APRN's, must have Adult Gerontology Acute Care certification.Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois/Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois OR current license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Illinois. Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board. Privileged and credentialed through the NLFH Medical Staff Office (MSO).Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation – BLS/ACLS, issued by the American Heart Association.