Advanced Practice Nurse, NP, Cardiometabolic Weight Management, Elgin - PRN

Department: 02030 AMG Sherman - Bariatric Program

Status: Part time Benefits Eligible: No Hours Per Week: 0

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday through Friday, variable daytime hours

Caring for new and follow-up Cardiometabolic and Weight Management patients Experience with Cardiometabolic and Weight Management patients and willingness to become certified

Pay Range: $54.90 - $82.35

Major Responsibilities:

• Clinical responsibilities: • Assesses, diagnoses, and determines/alters treatment and management plans appropriate for age, acuity, and clinical condition. • Orders, performs, and interprets appropriate diagnostic studies and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies. • Manages conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks/benefits and alternatives. • Provides health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education of patients and families. • Manages patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice. • Seeks physician or other healthcare team member consultation or referrals as appropriate. • Escalates need for more emergent or specialized care when necessary. • Maintains accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record. • Substantiates and submits professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices. • Facilitates consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team and/or health or community agencies. • Performs office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges (where applicable).

Other Responsibilities:

• Participates in quality, safety, and peer review initiatives/performance activities, organizational and/or departmental meetings and committees, peer review, and workgroups as necessary.
• Participates in education and/or onboarding of new team members, students, and other health care professionals.
• Seeks experiences to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside of the organization.
• Maintains standards of productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe, and timely patient care delivery.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the departments policies and procedures.

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

• License/Registration/Certification Required: • Active RN, and APRN/APRN-FPA/APNP or other APRN license(s) in state(s) of practice. • Active national board certification in area of clinical practice and populations served. • Active DEA registration prior to hire. • If Illinois practice: active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire. • Active BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, NRP as required by clinical practice prior to or within 6 months of hire.
• Education Required: • Master's Degree in Nursing
• Experience Required: • No experience required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Demonstrated high level of clinical proficiency, and excellent decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as an effective member of a health care team.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with and establish/build relationships with others.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday.
• Must have functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.
• Must be able to: • Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist. • Lift up to 20 lbs over the head. • Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance. • Operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.

About Advocate Health:

Advocate Health is 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 Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care 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 Wake Forest University School of Medicine 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's 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.