Advanced Practice Provider - General Internal Medicine - RUMC (Oak Park)

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September 11, 2024

Job Description

Location: Oak Park, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: General Internal Medicine

Work Type: Full Time

Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider

GIM Rush Connect Primary Care

Rush University Medical Center

Oak Park, IL

Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized academic medical center and the teaching hospital for the Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (PA or APRN)to join GIM Rush Connect Primary Care—an innovative, hybrid care model based at Rush Oak Park Hospital. The APP will be a key clinical leader in delivering team-based, tech-enabled, relationship-centered care to a dedicated patient panel.

About GIM Rush Connect Primary Care

Rush Connect Primary Care is redesigning how patients access and experience primary care. The model blends the flexibility of virtual care with the engagement of in person visits to expand reach, strengthen relationships, and improve health outcomes. Care is delivered by a cohesive multidisciplinary team and supported by digital tools, evidence-based workflows, and outcome-driven metrics.

Model Highlights:

  • Hybrid Work Structure: Three (3) virtual care days (~9 hours/day) and one (1) in-person clinic day (~12 hours) per week, supported by standardized operational workflows.
  • Panel-Based Team Care: Shared patient panels with a physician, APP, RN, MA, social worker, and pharmacist enable comprehensive, relationship-based care.
  • Proactive Population Management: MD/DO/APPs lead chronic care management (CCM), remote patient monitoring (RPM), and preventive care workflows across virtual and in-person settings.
  • Technology Integration: Use of Epic, care management platforms, team messaging, and clinical decision support tools to enhance efficiency and quality.
Key Responsibilities

  • Provide direct patient care during both virtual and in-person clinic days, including new and follow-up visits, chronic disease management, results review, and proactive outreach.

  • Conduct and document evidence-based care plans in Epic, leveraging technology to streamline tasks and patient communication.

  • Engage in team huddles, quality reviews, and structured improvement efforts.

  • Close care gaps through targeted outreach, preventive services, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

  • Participate in pilot workflows, technology testing, and innovation cycles within Rush Connect.

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP)is a licensed physician assistant (PA) or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who functions as a member of the health care team to provide high quality, comprehensive acute and/or routine medical/surgical care of Rush patients within the scope of practice granted in accordance with the Rush University Medical Center medical staff bylaws. The APP will promote collaboration between multiple disciplines to ensure cost effective and quality patient care. The individual who holds this position will exemplify the Rush mission, vision and values and act in accordance with the policies, procedures, guidelines of Rush, including the Rush Medical Group Customer Service standards. Successful candidates will also meet all other state and federal regulatory practice and accreditation standards.

Rush has over 400 APPs across the enterprise that provide comprehensive patient care each day autonomously and in collaboration with other members of the health care team. With a Director of Advanced Practice and 34 Lead APPs across the system, Rush’s vision is to have every APP practicing at full scope and top of license. APPs at Rush are highly competent, well-respected members of the healthcare team that contribute to the excellent quality care that Rush patients receive each day.

Rush University System for Health is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. The Rush system includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, and the College of Health Sciences.

Rush is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2024-2025. This places the Medical Center amongst the top 50 of the more than 5,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized eleven Rush programs amongst the nation’s best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking second among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three Rush hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff are the heartbeat of our health system’s ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission.

We’re passionate about health equity: for the communities we serve, for our patients and for our employees. We know that the South and West Sides of Chicago have historically been underserved. As a result, there is a 16-year gap in the life expectancy of someone in Chicago’s Loop versus someone in Chicago’s West Side. As the largest employer on Chicago’s West Side, we take it seriously that our institution can change this. Rush has built a strong Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement, and we founded the RUSH BMO Institute of Health Equity. As part of our Anchor Mission strategy, we hire, invest, buy and source, and volunteer locally. We’ve invested more than $6 million on the West Side since 2018, and that number continues to grow every year. And, of course, we continue to provide excellent patient care for everyone who comes to Rush.

Position Summary:

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will provider all aspects of care including acute care, well care and chronic care in the urgent care setting for patients of all ages.

    Position Requirements:

    Nurse Practitioner:

    • Current licensure from the State of Illinois as a Registered Professional Nurse and Advanced Practice Nurse
    • Master of Science in Nursing or Doctorate of Nursing practice with clinical specialty appropriate to position
    • Current certification by American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioner (AANP)

    • Maintains State of Illinois and Federal DEA license

    • Must maintain Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), Rush Oak Park Hospital (ROPH), and Rush Copley Medical Center (RCMC) clinical privileges, as applicable.
    • CPR, ACLS and PALS certifications.
    • Excellent communicator
    • Experience treating patients of all ages
    • Procedural experience (simple laceration repair, I&D)

    Physician Assistant:

    • Current licensure from the State of Illinois as a Physician Assistant/Associate
    • Successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant/Associate Program
    • Current certification from National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
    • Must maintain Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), Rush Oak Park Hospital (ROPH), and Rush Copley Medical Center (RCMC) clinical privileges, as applicable
    • Excellent communicator
    • Experience treating patients of all ages
    • Procedural experience (simple laceration repair, I&D)
Rush offers competitive total compensation that includes base pay, benefits, and other incentive programs for our employees. The total pay range shown reflects the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, specialty; relevant experience and training; and other business and organizational factors. This total pay range is for a full-time, 1.0 FTE employee, and includes any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Additional compensation may include premium pay rates, sign-on bonuses, and relocation allowances. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package.

Pay Range: $100,651 - $160,284

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits, learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Join Rush and become part of one of the nation’s best healthcare systems.

    Interested candidates, please send your CV and cover letter to:

    Alyssa Taylor

    Recruiter, Faculty and Provider Recruitment

    Faculty_Recruitment@Rush.edu

    Rush is an equal opportunity / Affirmative Action employer

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