Pulmonary Disease (Lung Nodule Clinic) Advanced Practice Provider

Carle Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to join our growing Pulmonary Medicine Team and Lung Cancer Team in Urbana, Illinois. This role is a unique blend of clinical practice and patient navigation. 

Opportunity Details

Position details include:

• Join a team of five Pulmonary physicians and two advanced practice providers
• Typical schedule M–F/8am–5pm
• Provide healthcare to patients with an emphasis on disease prevention, health promotion, health maintenance, and supportive care
• Order, perform, interpret, and act on diagnostic studies
• Consult and coordinate multidisciplinary care with other health team members
• Provide and discuss treatment options with patient and family
• Position includes clinic-based care only
• Provides health assessments to include lung cancer screening counseling and shared decision making with patients to determine appropriateness of low-dose computed tomography
• Coordinates patient care activities and transitions of care for patients with the interdisciplinary team through a longitudinal care process of lung cancer screening/treatment (includes processes of treatment, scheduling, internal/external referral, and follow-up)
• Meets with select patients with lung cancer to present and discuss survivorship plan and follow-up care
• Communicates with other health professionals, families and referral sources regarding health status and needs of individual patients
• In collaboration with physicians, interprets and evaluates the findings of studies/tests
• Assists in the development and maintenance of the Lung Nodule Registry and post-treatment Lung Cancer Survivorship Program
• Collaborates with medical leadership to report program metrics in weekly tumor board meetings and optimize workflow for the lung nodule/lung cancer navigator role
• Collaborates with medical and administrative leadership to develop care protocols, policies and procedures for the Lung Nodule Clinic and Lung Cancer Navigator role

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant
• One year of APP clinical experience is preferred
• Consideration for nursing in pulmonary or past Respiratory Therapist experience

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Current Illinois registered nurse license and advanced practice nurse licensure/physician assistant licensure
• ACLS certification

About Our Community

Globally connected, innovative and culturally rich, Champaign-Urbana is centrally located to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis and is home to one of the world's great public research universities - the Big Ten University of Illinois. With ease of transportation, excellent schools and affordable housing options, our community features the friendliness and advantages of a smaller town while offering the dining, arts, sports, and entertainment options found in a much larger city.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $56.37 - $73.29/hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits