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Advanced Practice Nurse

• Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU)
• Chicago (Lincoln Park)
• Full time
• Rotating

Position Summary:

Works within a multidisciplinary team to perform clinical care, provide education, conduct research, provide and support leadership activities. Promotes the advancement of the nursing profession at CMH and in the community-at-large. The role is unique to the APN’s specialty area and in accordance with individual credentialing

Essential Job Functions:

• Performs expert clinical care, education, consultation, research, leadership and mentorship.
• Manages acute and chronic health problems through comprehensive history and physical examination, ordering, interpreting and performing laboratory and radiology tests.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and performing other therapeutic or corrective measures.
• Promotes the advancement of the nursing profession at CMH and the community-at-large.
• Collaborates with physician team to deliver evidenced-based care and establish best practices in clinical care.
• Develops or individualizes teaching plans/protocols to meet patient and family learning needs. Identifies patient preferences and needs including motivation to learn. Evaluates and documents changes to the plan in the Electronic Medical Record.
• Maintains and closes EMR encounters and sends follow up letter to referring physician according to Ambulatory Service Standards.
• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, donors, volunteers, co-workers and others.

FTE status: FT-80

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