Assistant Director, Advanced Practice Providers University Health Service

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Assistant Director, Advanced Practice Providers University Health Service
Assistant Director, Advanced Practice Providers – University Health Service
SEARCH EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 12, 2026
Hiring Department: University Health Service
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1040630
Posting Close Date: May 6, 2026
Salary: The salary range of employees currently holding equivalent position is $148,958 – $177,893
About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health
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.
Description:
About UI Health
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 30+ outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.
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
Provides administrative oversight and support to Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) practice within University Health Service. Establishes relationships and partnership with Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), physicians, UHS Clinic Director, and department leadership to support and improve the practice, quality and outcomes of clinical care and regulatory compliance. Functions as a lead in the clinical practice, orientation, competency validation and professional development of the APPs within the University Health Service. May also assume full direction for the clinical staff in the absence of the Clinic Director.
Duties & Responsibilities

Operational Responsibilities:

• Works with APPs and UHS leadership to achieve organizational and departmental goals and objectives.
  Strong program development, implementation and maintenance of the following:
• Specialty research surveillance protocols (Hepatitis B, HIV, Covid-19, PFAS, Etc.) in collaboration with UHS leadership, the
• Biologic Resource Lab (BRL) and the Environmental Health & Safety Office for Biological Safety).
• Exposures to include campus and UI Health exposure programs for highly infectious diseases (HID) e.g. Varicella, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, SARS, etc.
• Periodic surveillance/monitoring programs for UIC staff to include BRL (annual and B virus), Microbiology Lab Workers (Meningitis vaccination), healthcare workers with HID (HBsAg+, HCV+, HIV+ in Class III positions), USP 800, asbestos, hearing conservation, Advanced PPE, Haz Mat, and Formaldehyde assessments.
• UI Health Zero Harm Programs related to UI Health Employees. This includes sharps injuries / blood borne pathogen exposures, safe patient handling / lifting injuries, slips, trips, falls. Provides data on workplace violence incidents, however oversight is limited.
• Worker injury OSHA Log maintenance (UIC & UI Health) for various campus locations, provides end of year reports for dissemination of data to the Environmental Health & Safety Office. To include College of Medicine Peoria & Rockford campuses.
• Serve as a resource for appropriate APP Workers’ Compensation billing. Perform auditing on billing / coding and EMR charting to determine metrics for productivity and evaluation of patient care by APP providers.
• Manage schedule, staffing plan & coverage within the assigned area.
• Collaborates with Clinic Director and department leadership in the development of annual operational and capital budgets.
• Other duties as assigned
• Legislative and Health Policy Issues for APPs: Establishes relationships with key stakeholders to assess best practices and special-specific changes to APP practice. Ensures that these changes are communicated and incorporated into APP clinical practice

Practice Analysis:

• Serves as an expert resource in the utilization of APPs within the area of care delivery.
• Identifies new and existing best practice initiatives, collaborates in the determination of competency metrics, collaborates in assessing financial productivity and participates in clinical outcome data assessment and analysis.

Hiring/Orientation:

• Participates in and leads the onboarding of APPs within University Health Service.
• Works in collaboration with the Clinic Director and departmental leadership to maintain documentation related to orientation, continued competency validation, credentialing and privileging.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from accredited APRN program with a master’s degree in nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice is required.
• Current license as a Professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois is required.
• Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist (COHN-S) and Case Management (CM) preferred through the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (ABOHN)
• DOT Certified Medical Examiner preferred.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Current controlled substance licensure required.
• Excellent communication skills including oral written and presentation; ability to supervise staff, critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills, that facilitate therapeutic relationships between physicians, APRN as well as college and hospital leadership and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, interpersonal communication, education, and clinical experience and change management required.
• Minimum of three years working as a Nurse Practitioner in Occupational Health

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/19570?c=uic
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