Lead Acute Care Advanced Practice Provider (MICU & Rapid Response)

Quick Facts

• Schedule: 3 12-hour shifts + admin time; rotating weekend and night coverage; no call

• Location: Central Campus

Description

Serve as a Co-Lead Advanced Practice Provider for the MICU APP Rapid Response Team, providing leadership and clinical oversight for staffing, mentorship, training, recruitment, multidisciplinary collaboration, and high-quality patient care.

Provide direct clinical care including comprehensive patient assessment, diagnosis and management, medication/therapy orders, and ordering/interpreting diagnostic tests within clinical privileges.

Participate in quality improvement, research, and education for patients, families, staff, and learners.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive appraisals of patients’ health status by taking health histories and performing physical examinations

• Provide direct clinical care

• Prescribe/order medications and therapies; order and interpret laboratory tests, x-rays, and procedures per clinical privileges

• Evaluate patients to determine need for further health care

• Provide comprehensive teaching to patients and families; develop educational systems for patients, families, and staff

• Document all care and education provided and/or procedures performed for which the Licensed Advanced Practice Provider is responsible

• Refer to other disciplines as appropriate; serve as a consultant to other disciplines in areas of expertise

• Integrate research-based knowledge with clinical expertise in decision-making

• Mentor graduate students; serve as a role model, preceptor, and educator to internal and external groups

• Participate in quality improvement and/or research initiatives and unit/departmental/divisional/hospital committees as appropriate

• Maintain certifications and continuing education for licensure and privileging

• Advocate for patients, families, coworkers, and the community

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing or an accredited Physician Assistant Program

• APRNs: acute care certification required (inpatient experience as an NP considered in lieu)

• Current Illinois RN license and either an Illinois APRN license (APRNs) or an Illinois PA license (PAs)

• APRNs: national APRN certification approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board

• Privileged and credentialed through the Northwestern Medicine Medical Staff Office (MSO)

• BLS (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) issued by the American Heart Association

Benefits

• Competitive benefits including tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness, 401(k) matching, and lifecycle benefits

• Benefits details provided via the posted benefits information

• Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification; sign-on bonus eligibility rules may apply