Critical Care APP Position with Level I Trauma Center in Illinois

Carle Health is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join our growing Critical Care team at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.

Job Summary

The Carle Health Critical Care APP works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP provides healthcare in critical care settings, including critical care (trauma, neuro, med/surg) and cardiovascular ICUs. The Carle Health Critical Care APP has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The Critical Care APP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.

Position Details Include:

• Collaboration with dedicated Critical Care physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Clinical Pharmacists, and resident physicians
• Critical Care Service covers 48 ICU beds including cardiac, trauma, medical, surgical and neuro
• Assist with hospital codes along with Critical Care physician and code team
• Opportunity to obtain independent credentialing in ICU procedures such as PICC placement, arterial line, and central lines as well as opportunities for Intubation, paracentesis, chest-tube placement
• State-of-the-art ICU in Carle's 390,000-square-foot patient tower
• Mix of week day/night/evening and weekend shifts and holiday rotation 
• Collaboration with Critical Care physicians in the management of complex critically ill patients with multi-organ dysfunction/failure, poly trauma, TBI, complex stroke and SAH
• Assist with management of patients receiving CRRT/CVVH, Targeted Temperature Management 
• Participation in monthly CCT M&M, CVICU, and CCU RN education/training

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Master's degree with Acute Care specialty preferred. FNP considered with prior ICU provider experience considered
• Physician Assistant with prior ICU experience
• 1-2 years of APP experience preferred
• Consideration for nursing ICU/ED experience

Professional Opportunities:

• Growing organizational research opportunities 
• Quality and Practice Committee membership within Critical Care Service and organizationally 
• Access to state-of-the-art sim-lab for procedural training

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Current Illinois registered nurse license and advanced practice nurse licensure /physician assistant licensure
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Must satisfactorily complete all continuing education including NIH Stroke Scale Certification and stroke education required for providers at Comprehensive Stroke Center