Description

Overview

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.

About Us

Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health. Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
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