Physician Assistant​/Surgery - Neurological​/Illinois​/Locum Tenens​/Advanced Practice Provider - Palliative

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Hospital:
Rush University Medical Center

Department: IM Palliative Care - Office

Work Type:
Part Time (Total FTE between 0. 5 and 0. 89)

Palliative Oncology Advanced Practice Provider (part-time, 0.60 FTE)

Rush University System for Health (RUSH)

Department of Internal Medicine

Chicago, IL

Rush University System for Health (RUSH) and the Rush MD Anderson Cancer Center invites applications for the position of Palliative Oncology Advanced Practice Provider (APP). This provider will practice primarily at Rush?s main downtown Chicago location on a three-day, eight-hour schedule (weekdays only). This outpatient role will manage return-patient volumes and patients on active treatment and provide education and consultation on symptom management and goals of care alongside one palliative physician and one fellow APP.

• Applicants with previous Advanced Practice Provider experience in Oncology, Palliative medicine or related specialty, preferred.

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a licensed physician assistant (PA) or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who functions as a member of the health care team to provide high quality, comprehensive acute and/or routine medical/surgical care of Rush patients within the scope of practice granted in accordance with the Rush University Medical Center medical staff bylaws. The APP will promote collaboration between multiple disciplines to ensure cost effective and quality patient care.

The individual who holds this position will exemplify the Rush mission, vision and values and act in accordance with the policies, procedures, guidelines of Rush, including the Rush Medical Group Customer Service standards. Successful candidates will also meet all other state and federal regulatory practice and accreditation standards.

Rush has over 400 APPs across the enterprise that provide comprehensive patient care each day autonomously and in collaboration with other members of the health care team. With a Director of Advanced Practice and 34 Lead APPs across the system, Rush?s vision is to have every APP practicing at full scope and top of license. APPs at Rush are highly competent, well-respected members of the healthcare team that contribute to the excellent quality care that Rush patients receive each day.

Rush is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report?s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for . This places the Medical Center amongst the top 50 of the more than 5,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized eleven Rush programs amongst the nation?s

best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, 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.

We?re passionate about health equity: for the communities we serve, for our patients and for our employees. We know that the South and West Sides of Chicago have historically been underserved. As a result, there is a 16-year gap in the life expectancy of someone in Chicago?s Loop versus someone in Chicago?s West Side. As the largest employer on Chicago?s West Side, we take it seriously that our institution can change this.

Rush has built a strong Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement, and we founded the RUSH BMO Institute of Health Equity. As part of our Anchor Mission strategy, we hire, invest, buy and source, and volunteer locally. We?ve invested more than $6 million on the West Side since 2018, and that number continues to grow every year. And, of course, we continue to provide excellent patient care for…