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Lead Advanced Practice Provider - DOM: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

University of Illinois Chicago
life insurance, paid time off, retirement plan
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Mar 21, 2026
Lead Advanced Practice Provider - DOM: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism Lead Advanced Practice Provider - DOM: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism Hiring Department: Department of Medicine Location: Chicago, IL USA Requisition ID: 1040354 Posting Close Date: 4/3/2026 Salary: The budgeted salary for this position is $140,000 - $150,000. About the University of Illinois Chicago UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago. This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Position Summary Provide clinical and administrative leadership, including but not limited to staff scheduling, chart audits, and overall quality of care monitoring for the Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) within the division/department within the Hospital & Clinics. Establish relationships and partnership with APRNs, PAs, departmental representatives, collaborating physicians, medical directors, department heads & organizational leaders to support and improve the practice, quality and outcomes of clinical care and regulatory compliance. Function as a lead in the recruitment, retention, clinical practice, orientation, competency validation & professional development of the APRNs and PAs within a specialty-specific area. Duties & Responsibilities Work with all outpatient APPs, the Assistant Director of APPs and unit/divisional leadership to achieve organizational and unit/division goals and objectives. Serve as liaison for APPs and the Assistant Director of APPs to manage members of the team Serve as expert resource in the utilization of APPs within the specialty-specific focus area of care delivery. Identify new and existing best practice initiatives, collaborate in the determination of competency metrics, collaborate in assessing financial productivity and participates in clinical outcome data assessment and analysis. Participate in the timely and successful completion of OPPE/FPPE for all APPs within the specialty-specific area Participate and provide feedback to hiring manager regarding candidates, coordinate onboarding of APPs within the specialty-specific area Serve as resource for appropriate APP billing within the specialty-specific area. Assist in identifying benchmarks to evaluate billable & non-billable APP performance. Work with billing/coding and EMR specialists to determine metrics for productivity and evaluation of patient care by APPs. Manage schedule, staffing plan and coverage within the assigned area Work within the Bylaws of the Hospital & Clinics & in adherence to hospital and divisional policy to ensure that APPs function within, and to the limits, of their scope of practice and in accordance with their delineation of privileges or collaborative practice agreement Serve as a resource and champion for professional development opportunities for APPs within the specialty-specific area and serve as a resource to dept leadership, in advancing the professional development of APPs Ensure the maintenance of current credentialing and privileging of APRNs within the specialty-specific area Work in collaboration with the Assistant Director or the Director of Advanced Practice Providers and unit/departmental leadership to establish templates and checklists to ensure documentation of orientation. Work to identify metrics for initial, focused, and ongoing professional performance evaluation, as well as integrated simulation and observation of technical skills. Assist in determining opportunities to increase knowledge & skills of APRNs within the specialty-specific area Establish relationships with key stakeholders to assess best practices and specific changes to APRN practice. Ensure these changes are communicated and incorporated into APRN clinical practice. Work with all outpatient APPs, the Assistant Director of APPs and unit/divisional leadership to achieve organizational and unit/division goals and objectives. Serve as liason for APPs and the Asistant Director of APPs to manage members of the team Serve as expert resource in the utilization of APPs within the specialty-specific focus area of care delivery. Identify new and existing best practice initiatives, collaborate in the determination of competency metrics, collaborate in assessing financial productivity and participates in clinical outcome data assessment and analysis. Participate in the timely and successful completion of OPPE/FPPE for all APPs within the specialty-specific area Establish relationships with key stakeholders to assess best practices and specific changes to APRN practice. Ensure these changes are communicated and incorporated into APRN clinical practice. Minimum Qualifications Current license as a Professional Registered Nurse and APRN in Illinois Master's degree in nursing Current BLS Demonstrated experience in clinical practice and nursing leadership as an APRN Demonstrate excellent care in outpatient setting Effective communication skills that facilitate therapeutic relationships between physician, APRNs, colleagues and hospital leadership, and the multi-disciplinary team Demonstrated experience in leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, interpersonal communication, education, and clinical experience and change management Intermediate computer skills Preferred Qualifications The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify. The university provides accommodations to applicants and employees. Request an Accommodation Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. To apply, visit https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/19349?c=uic Copyright 2025 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency jeid-d8e7d0cf5c7da344a322a9af932f2760