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Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Advanced Practice Provider - NP or PA-C, Nephrology

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeOswego, IL, USA$54.90 - $82.35

About the Job

Requirements

  • An active registered nurse license and an advanced practice registered nurse license (or equivalent advanced practice license) in the state(s) of practice.
  • Active national board certification in the area of clinical practice and populations served.
  • Active Drug Enforcement Administration registration before hire.
  • For practice in Illinois, an active Illinois Controlled Substance License before hire.
  • Active Basic Life Support and/or Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, or Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification as required by clinical practice, before hire or within six months of hire.
  • A Master's degree in Nursing.
  • One to two years of experience practicing as an advanced practice provider.
  • Demonstrated high level of clinical proficiency and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively as a member of a health care team.
  • Ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively and establish relationships with others.
  • Organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
  • Ability to provide care appropriate to patients' ages and developmental needs.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday; functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing; ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and 20 pounds over the head, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, and operate necessary equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Support four nephrologists serving patients across the region.
  • Conduct patient assessments, follow-up visits, and ongoing care management in hospital and skilled nursing facility settings.
  • Participate in nephrology rounding at multiple hospitals and nursing homes throughout the week.
  • Collaborate with nephrologists to develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide outpatient follow-up care for established nephrology patients during approximately two half-day clinic sessions per week at the Oswego office.
  • Review laboratory and diagnostic results and communicate findings to the care team.
  • Document patient encounters and treatment plans in the electronic medical record.
  • Coordinate care with physicians, nursing staff, specialists, patients, families, and health or community agencies.
  • Educate patients and families about kidney disease management, medications, lifestyle modifications, and treatment plans.
  • Assess, diagnose, and determine or alter treatment and management plans appropriate to patients' age, acuity, and clinical condition; order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies and prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies.
  • Manage conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks, benefits, and alternatives.
  • Provide health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education to patients and families.
  • Manage patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice; consult or refer to physicians and other health care team members as appropriate and escalate needs for emergent or specialized care.
  • Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely electronic medical records and submit professional services using compliant coding and billing practices.
  • Perform office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges where applicable.
  • Participate in quality, safety, peer review, and performance initiatives, as well as organizational or departmental meetings, committees, and workgroups as needed.
  • Participate in education and onboarding of new team members, students, and other health care professionals.
  • Maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside the organization.
  • Meet productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to support safe and timely patient care delivery.
  • Work primarily weekday daytime hours, with approximately two half-days weekly in the ambulatory clinic and remaining time dedicated to hospital and skilled nursing facility rounding across more than a dozen local sites; perform occasional weekend rounding as needed and round collaboratively with a nephrologist at Rush Copley Medical Center.

About the Company

Advocate Health Care

Nonprofit health system delivering comprehensive care

Advocate Health Care is a faith-based nonprofit health system serving Illinois and Wisconsin with a network of hospitals, clinics, and providers. It delivers a broad range of medical services using current techniques and ongoing research, coordinated through clinical integration. The organization offers financial advocacy and assistance to help uninsured or underinsured patients manage hospital bills. Its goal is to improve patient care and expand access by combining high-quality medical services, financial support, and a commitment to clinical excellence.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$18M
Headquarters
Oak Brook, IL
Founded
1976

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