Emergency Department Advanced Practice Provider

Endeavor Health is actively recruiting experienced Emergency Department nurse practitioners and physician assistants to join our team.  Expect a fast-paced environment where you will provide care in a team-based approach while working at the top of your license. The pay and benefits are competitive, and the environment is professionally satisfying.

Position: Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider

Location: Plainfield Emergency Department, Plainfield, IL; Edward Hospital Emergency Room, Naperville, IL.

FTE: Part time – 0.5 FTE

Hours: The APPs cover the shifts between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. Start/end times vary. Weekends and holidays required.

• →License: Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) or Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure in the State of IL required; Federal DEA and Illinois Controlled Substance License required
• →Education: Completion of master’s level PA or NP training
• →Certification: current BLS/CPR certification required, current ACLS/PALS required
• →Experience: 2 years of Emergency Medicine experience as an APP is required

​What you will do:

• →Under the direction of the collaborating physician(s), provides care to patients.
• →Obtains detailed history and performs physical examinations, orders imaging, lab tests and diagnostic procedures and interprets results. 
• →Instructs patients on the prescribed therapeutic regimen.
• →Maintains records and writes progress notes on status, treatments and procedures.
• →Follows patients through their course of treatment in the emergency room.
• →Collaborates with physicians and the health care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. 
• →Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies as appropriate.
• →Demonstrates evidence-based practice. 
• →Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of practice in the specialty. 
• →Assesses the learning needs of patients and families across the continuum. 
• →Employs strategies, interventions and teaching to promote, maintain, and improve health.
• →Provides comprehensive health assessments, formulates differential diagnoses, and prescribes treatments under the protocol in the direct management of acute and chronic illness and disease.
• →Works autonomously and in interdisciplinary teams as resources and consultants.
• →Positively contributes to safety outcomes and promoting high quality patient experience.
• →Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of service line goals. 
• →Supports the strategic plan of the organization.
• →Adheres to all Endeavor Health policies and procedures.