Physician Assistant/Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Full Job Description

Job OverviewAs a Physician Assistant/Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in providing medical care under the supervision of licensed physicians. This position offers an opportunity to work in various healthcare settings such as pain clinics, hospital care facilities, surgery center.

Our practice is providing comprehensive interventional pain management services to its patients. We are primarily interventional, and we are comfortable with ALL the newer technologies. Our physicians work in 2 locations in Northwest Chicago suburbs, so travel to these locations is required.

Responsibilities– Evaluate and manage patients by conducting thorough medical histories, perform complete physical examinations (where indicated), order diagnostic tests, imaging to develop a differential diagnosis, and implementation of a multidisciplinary plan including ordering interventional care and pharmacological management and develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan with direct review by a physician.

– Educate patients on health maintenance and disease prevention

– Performs routine small procedures, such as joint and trigger point injections, orders specific pain management therapies (epidurals, spinal injections, neuromodulation therapies, etc.).

– Assist with procedures and wound care, if required

– Collaborating with physicians, evaluating follow-up patients and discussing treatment plans, working closely with clinic staff to provide the best medical care for our patients, prescribing medications, and actively monitoring these medications. However, our use of opioids is limited and discouraged in chronic pain patients.

– Evaluating patients for their appropriateness for procedures and surgeries for their chronic pain. All of the above will be taught to you so that you will become comfortable within 3-6 months with independently managing patients.

– Prescribing medications

– Limited on-call hours, no nights, mostly phone calls

Experience– Prior experience in pain care settings is a plus- Proficiency in conducting knees, shoulder injections is a plus- Familiarity with pain management procedures and policies is a plus- Ability to handle urgent care situations effectively- Experience assisting in pain surgical procedures is a plus

Qualifications

Illinois licenseACL/BLs certifiedClinical ExperienceUp to date CME Credits

Valid Prescriptive Authority (per state practice requirements)

Experience building and maintaining relationships within a team

Experience with EMR

Motivated and eager to help practice grow

Working Hours

Monday Thru Friday

Office closed on holidays and weekends

Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner Qualifications Benefits Competitive Salary

• Performance Bonus Available
• PTO
• CME Allowance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $118,492.00 – $126,574.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Arlington Heights, IL 60005: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person