Neurocritical Care Advanced Practice Provider
- Employer
- Rush University System for Health
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- Sep 6, 2024
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- Category
- Neurocritical Care
- Role
- NP/PA/APP
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the position of Neurocritical Care Advanced Practice Provider to join their team. This role will be joining a team of 8 Neurocritical Care APPs managing complex patients on the inpatient side. There is no outpatient clinical responsibility, we provide coverage in a closed ICU. Schedule is rotating day/night shifts, with an average of 5 overnights per month.
This is an opportunity for a motivated individual to participate in patient assessment, diagnosis, procedures, treatment planning as part of the Neurocritical Care Program at Rush University Medical Center. The APP Service cares for dedicated 12 beds within the 28-bed Neuroscience ICU, provides care for patients with intracerebral hemorrhages, strokes, subarachnoid hemorrhages, traumatic brain injury, status epilepticus, brain infections, and other neurological emergencies. The successful candidate is part of a multidisciplinary team lead by the attending neurointensivist, and including a neurocritical care fellow, critical care pharmacists and nutritionist. The APP will autonomously manage the medical care of our neurocritical care patients, perform bedside procedures as well as conduct family meetings. The APP ensures patient outcomes are achieved on a timely basis and resources are used in an efficient manner. The APP collaborates in the development and implementation of standards of care based on current research and evidence.
Clinical and educational collaboration with Neurology, Neurosurgery and other related services is expected. Continuing education in the subspecialty is encouraged and supported. Opportunities for clinical research if desired are present as well.
*Applicants with previous ICU experience preferred but not required. Relevant RN-level experience may be considered.
*APRN candidates for this position must be acute care certified.
Rush University System for Health (RUSH) is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.
RUSH includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College.
RUSH is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We’re proud to have received Vizient’s Quality and Accountability Study, ranking second among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three RUSH hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff are the heartbeat of our health system’s ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission.
Join RUSH and become part of one of the nation’s best healthcare systems.
Interested candidates, please apply with your CV and cover here.
RUSH is an equal opportunity / Affirmative Action employer
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The Rush Department of Neurological Sciences has a long history of excellence, and our neurology and neurosurgery programs are ranked 7th in the United States by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025. We are excited to be expanding our program with opportunities in the following academic and community areas:
Faculty/Physician
- Movement Disorders – Clinical Faculty (Chicago, IL)
- General Neurology – Clinical Faculty (Chicago, Oak Park, Aurora, IL)
- General Neurology – Headache Medicine – Clinical Faculty (Chicago, IL)
- Epilepsy – Physician (Oak Park, IL)
- Nurointensivist – Clinical Faculty (Chicago, IL)
- Neurosurgery - Epilepsy & Functional Neurosurgery – Clinical Faculty (Chicago, IL)
Advanced Practice Provider
- Neurocritical Care (Chicago, IL)
- Neurosurgery - Inpatient (Chicago, IL)
To learn more about these opportunities, please visit JoinRush.org.
The Rush Department of Neurological Sciences has a long history of excellence and there are wonderful opportunities to collaborate clinically with over 100 faculty spanning the neurologic subspecialties and to teach with over 40 residents and fellows. The department also boasts a strong research infrastructure allowing faculty to thrive in their research pursuits. Rush has made a commitment to significantly grow the already robust neuroscience program and footprint regionally and nationally, including with a new ambulatory building that opened earlier this year.
Rush University System for Health includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, and the College of Health Sciences.
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