Jobs in Lake County, IL

About the role

As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. Northwestern Medicine has an exciting opportunity for either a motivated Physician Assistant or Acute Nurse Practitioner to work with our Maternal Fetal Medicine team. The MFM APP will work collaboratively in a hybrid setting assisting in the monitoring and management of high-risk obstetric patients to support safe and effective maternal-fetal care, and eventually providing some inpatient coverage, and participating in hospital rounding.

What you'll bring

• Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
• Acute care certification required for APRNs (inpatient experience as an NP will be considered in lieu of acute care certification)
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board.
• Once licensed may apply for a controlled substance license and DEA number OR Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program/Current license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Illinois.
• Once licensed may apply for a controlled substance license and DEA number
• Privileged and credentialed through the Northwestern Medicine Medical Staff Office (MSO)
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation – BLS, issued by the American Heart Association
• 1-2 years of experience
• WHNP
• Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

Benefits