Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship – Primary Care

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Fulfill credentialing and privileging requirements for inpatient core privileges, as suitable for the position.

• Participate in didactic lectures and educational opportunities.

• Deliver direct patient care under the guidance of a clinical preceptor.

• Collaborate and consult with physicians and other healthcare professionals.

• Manage a designated patient caseload.

• Enhance communication and presentation skills with the interdisciplinary team.

• Increase knowledge of common disease processes.

• Recognize professional development needs and create learning opportunities with preceptors and mentors.

• Carry out comprehensive patient health assessments, histories, and advanced physical examinations.

• Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests.

• Order or prescribe medications, therapies, interventions, and procedures within clinical privileges and PA scope of practice.

• Document care and procedures in the medical record.

• Develop and direct personalized, comprehensive treatment plans.

• Coordinate discharge planning and after-visit care.

• Consult with specialties and disciplines to address patient healthcare needs.

• Engage in committees, task forces, and professional organizations.

• Advocate for patients, families, nursing staff, and members of the healthcare community.

• Assist in the development of clinical policies and procedures.

• Identify, assess, and resolve clinical system and process issues in collaboration with leadership.

• Formulate, implement, and evaluate quality improvement strategic plans using evidence-based guidelines.

• Work with physicians and nurses to spearhead changes in clinical practice.

• Educate and counsel patients and families on preventive care, medical conditions, care plans, outcomes, treatments, and medications.

• Provide both formal and informal education to internal and external groups.

• Review and apply evidence-based research and guidelines to clinical practice.

• Participate in service-line quality initiatives and the development of outcome metrics.

• Perform other Advanced Practice Provider duties as assigned.

• Complete a 12-month multidisciplinary Primary Care fellowship encompassing clinical rotations, didactic curriculum, and supervised hands-on care.

⛳️ Requirements

• APRN-CNP: Graduation from a recognized Nurse Practitioner program.

• APRN-CNP: Fulfillment of all required qualifications for the APRN-CNP job description.

• Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing.

• Registered Professional Nurse (IL) license.

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (IL) license.

• Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner certification.

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association.

• PA: Graduation from an accredited PA program.

• PA: Fulfillment of all required qualifications for the PA job description.

• PA (IL) license.

• Preference for current or past NM employees.

• Interest in Primary Care, particularly in hypertension, weight management, and geriatrics is preferred.

• Completion of credentialing and privileging requirements for inpatient core privileges, as suitable for the role.

• A background check must be completed if the position is offered.

🏝️ Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Loan forgiveness.

• 401(k) matching.

• Lifecycle benefits.

• Competitive benefits that support physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

• A sign-on bonus may be offered, subject to eligibility.