Gastroenterology - Lead Advanced Practice Provider - $10k Sign On Bonus!

Internal Number : 330579

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The Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition is currently recruiting for a Lead Advanced Practice Provider of Gastroenterology (GI) to join their team.

This role will function in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, and will provide leadership and oversight for APPs across all GI subspecialties and locations.

The GI APP team is currently comprised of 12 APP's in the following gastroenterology subspecialties : general, endobariatric, inflammatory bowel disease, and interventional.

The practice locations include Rush main campus, Rush Oak Brook, Rush Oak Park, and Rush South Loop.

The Division Digestive Diseases and Nutrition's Section of Gastroenterology is part of the Digestive Diseases Service Line which integrates clinical care, teaching, and research efforts to advance the subspecialty.

The gastroenterology APP team are part of an integrated team of faculty, clinicians, and researchers who also collaborate with allergy / immunology (GI / adverse reactions to food clinic), colorectal surgery and oncology (a comprehensive clinic for gastrointestinal cancers), bariatric surgery, ENT, pathology, and neurology.

Additionally, our training program continues to provide the GI subspecialty with exceptionally trained physicians. The program accepts 4 general GI fellows in training per class and includes an advanced therapeutic and inflammatory bowel disease training program (two 4th year fellows per year - one for each advanced fellowship program).

Digestive Diseases clinical care is rendered across multiple hospitals and locations within our system (Rush University Medical Center, Rush Oak Brook, Rush Oak Park Hospital, and other off-site locations including south loop).

There are also several free-standing clinical sites with plans to expand our "footprint" with continued future development.

This is an exciting time at Rush GI, and we would like to recruit colleagues that will share our academic vision and enthusiasm.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer.

Previous Advanced Practice Provider experience required. APRN candidates for this role must be acute care certified.

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 University Medical Center patients within the scope of practice granted in accordance with the RUMC 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 University 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 2 Directors of Advanced Practice and 27 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.

Rush 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, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College.

Rush University Medical Center is an elite medical community recognized 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 2022-2023.

This places the Medical Center amongst the top 20 of the more than 4,500 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized ten Rush programs amongst the nation's best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics.

These accolades, along with many others that include a decade of Magnet(r) designation, reflect the collective efforts and commitment to excellence demonstrated by our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and medical staff.

Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking first among 99 academic medical centers across the country.

All three Rush University System for Health hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index.

Rush is an equal opportunity / Affirmative Action employer