Advanced Practice Provider

Join the University of Chicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) in our Genitourinary (GU) Oncology Program. The Advanced Practice Provider will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care and will manage patients by exercising autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of medical treatments.

Requirements

• Works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, using advanced clinical skills to manage a caseload of patients.
• Assesses, diagnoses, and initiates delegated medical treatments; performs independent interventions and evaluates care.
• Staffs half-day or full-day clinics as assigned.
• Manages the care of patients, including assessment, diagnosis and treatment for assigned patients.
• Coordinates diagnostic tests, follows-up on tests, and other patient care issues.
• Attends weekly conferences and yearly continuing education courses to keep abreast of hematology/oncology patient management.
• Evaluates goals and outcomes taking into account the benefit-versus-burden, safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness for the patient, family and the organization.
• Develops diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions needed to achieve the goals and outcomes of the patient’s plan of care.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

• Health, retirement, and paid time off benefits