The Spine Center at OrthoIllinois is dedicated exclusively to diagnosing and treating spinal conditions. We offer the most advanced diagnostic capabilities and leading-edge treatments to the region, in a state-of-the art facility. Patients are offered a variety of treatment options ranging from low-risk conservative options to state of the art surgical treatments.
The ideal candidate will be joining a team of three fellowship-trained spine surgeons, three experienced physician assistants, and one experienced nurse practitioner. The team has internationally recognized experience in surgical and non-surgical spinal disorders and has received many awards including Newsweek, Top 50 Spine Surgery Practices to Know, Top Doctors, Patients’ Choice and Compassionate Doctor awards.
Previous spine experience is not required. You will receive on the job training from the three spine surgeons as well as the nurse practitioner. We will teach you spine pathology and how to interpret diagnostic imaging.
Upon the conclusion of training, the Nurse Practitioner will have an independent clinic and will be responsible for the below:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Initial patient assessment and diagnosis
- Ordering diagnostic and therapeutic tests
- Interpreting and using the results of diagnostic and therapeutic tests to treat illness and improve health
- Provide advanced counseling and patient education
- Perform soft tissue and intra-articular injections
- Patient follow up appointments
- Identify potential surgical candidates
Competencies:
- Service: We align our actions and decision making with the organization’s guiding platform keeping our patients at the center of all we do.
- Change Agent: We support and contribute to positive change in the organization.
- Communication and Interpersonal Relations: We communicate honestly and with compassion to build connections with our patients and each other.
- Effectiveness: We take ownership of work, doing the right thing for our customer and doing it well.
Organizational Culture:
All OrthoIllinois employees focus on service by putting the mission, vision, and value statements into practice and using the guiding principles of Compassion, Respect, Trust, Integrity, Innovation, Education Fiscal Responsibility, Practice Independence, Accountability, and Empowerment to direct their interactions and decision making. Employees promote and model the service standards to create lasting impressions, extraordinary moments, exceptional on-stage experiences, and meaningful and compassionate connections.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Nurse Practitioner Master’s degree (M.A./M.S.) from an accredited college or university
- Current license to practice in the state of Illinois
Environmental/Working Conditions:
Working environment is in an office/clinic setting only.
Physical/Mental Demands:
- Stand for long periods of time, walk for periods of time, and climb stairs
- Requires lifting, carrying, or moving heavier objects (i.e. pushing or pulling up to 100 pounds and lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds
- Possess full range of motion in shoulders and arms, including reaching above or below the shoulder in order to operate power tools and medical equipment when needed
- Finger dexterity, the ability to twist hands/wrists repetitively, pushing/pulling against stiff joints, using a variety of holds; demonstrating exercises, lifting/raising over shoulder height
- Vision: Posses close, distant, peripheral and color vision and ability to adjust focus
- Hearing: ability to detect high pitch, soft or distant sounds
This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.