Job Description

Department: 02190 AMG West Dundee Main St - Immediate CareStatus: Full timeBenefits Eligible: YesHours Per Week: 40Schedule Details/Additional Information:40 hours a week additionally weekends 1-2 month, rotating holidaysMajor 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

• 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
• 1)Advocates for patients, families, co-workers, the community, and the nursing profession
• 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:

• \xe2\x80\xa2 Masters of Nursing Degree as APRN-CNP \xe2\x80\xa2 2 years RN experience preferred \xe2\x80\xa2 1 year APRN-CNP experience in the relevant setting preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• \xe2\x80\xa2 Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills. \xe2\x80\xa2 Proficiency with an Electronic Medical Record
• \xe2\x80\xa2 National certification as a CNP from an accredited body \xe2\x80\xa2 Current Illinois APRN License \xe2\x80\xa2 Current Illinois Registered Nurse license. \xe2\x80\xa2 Current Illinois Controlled Substance License within 6 months of hire \xe2\x80\xa2 Eligible for DEA registration; Possession of a current DEA Registration within six months of hire and may vary based on practice site \xe2\x80\xa2 Current BLS Certification \xe2\x80\xa2 Current PALS/ACLS certification may vary based on practice site

Physicial Requirements and Working Conditions:

• \xe2\x80\xa2 Travel may be required \xe2\x80\xa2 Ability to work varying hours and shifts to meet the needs of Advocate Health Care. This may include on call coverage -Ability to work under stressful conditions and in difficult situations. \xe2\x80\xa2 Able to respond quickly to patient needs and work at a fast pace -Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients. \xe2\x80\xa2 Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick \xe2\x80\xa2 This position can recognize needs and behaviors of a variety of patient age groups; i.e., understand child growth and development, normal patterns of adolescent behavior and looks for signs of normal aging
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.About Advocate Healthis the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names in Illinois; in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation\xe2\x80\x99s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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