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Title: Advanced Practice Provider

Department: Primary Care

Shift: Full- Time - 40 hours/ week

Location: 5501 S Halsted Chicago IL 60621

Heartland Alliance Health’s (HAH) mission is to transform healthcare for the most vulnerable – particularly people experiencing homelessness, mental illness or addictions, or struggling with multiple chronic illnesses – improving health for all and the well-being of our community.

Are you passionate about providing high-quality care to underserved populations? Join our dedicated team as a part-time Advanced Practice Provider (APP) and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness. Position Overview: We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to provide patient-centered, trauma-informed primary care as part of a multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on addressing acute and chronic health conditions, promoting health equity, and delivering holistic care to individuals facing complex social and health challenges.

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides quality primary healthcare services to special populations, emphasizing the promotion of health and the prevention of disease. This role addresses society's demand for accessible and affordable healthcare. The APP works as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, managing acute and chronic health issues while collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Individual accountabilities and work volumes will be established annually.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate participant engagement and entry into the healthcare system by assessing primary healthcare needs, performing physical examinations, and ordering/performing pertinent diagnostic tests.
• Provide coordinated and continuous primary healthcare to clients across the care continuum through goal setting and care planning.
• Prescribe treatment modalities ( based on licensure) to meet client health and illness needs.
• Educate and counsel clients to foster therapeutic and caring relationships.
• Manage and evaluate care plans, modifying them as needed to meet individual client needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality care and community services.
• Coordinate with team members to ensure continuity of care.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, including protocol development, peer review, and evaluating standards of care.
• Maintain clinical competence through ongoing education and collaboration with colleagues.
• Document comprehensive and accurate data in client records and reports.
• Adhere to ethical and legal practice guidelines set by regulatory and governing bodies.
• Participate in professional development and mentorship activities.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Physician Assistants (PAs):

• Active Illinois PA licensure required.
• Graduation from an ARC-PA-accredited program.
• Preferred family practice provider.
• Successful completion of the PANCE exam.

• Nurse Practitioners (NPs):

• Active Illinois Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure required.
• Active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) Licensure required
• Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution.
• Certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Board (AANPCB) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Preferred family practice provider.

Certifications and Licenses:

• PAs: Must maintain National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification and Illinois PA license.
• NPs: Must maintain national certification in a specialty area recognized by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Both: DEA license and Controlled Substance License required.

Preferred Skills:

• Spanish bilingual proficiency preferred.
• Experience with Management of Opioid Use Disorder and HIV preferred
• Documented experience in protocol development, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being and professional growth.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement and Educational Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Physical Demand

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Heartland Alliance Health makes all hiring and employment decisions, and operates all programs, services, and functions without regard to race, receipt of an order of protection, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, amnesty, physical or mental disability, protected veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, use of FMLA, VESSA, military, and family military rights, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September 1987.