Location: Chicago, IL

Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center

Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Spine Advanced Practice Provider

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the position of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Spine Advanced Practice Provider to join their team and support Rush's Spine Center.

This role also works in collaboration and partnership with both neurosurgery and interventional spine PMR and is a 100% outpatient position. This will be 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 Rush Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has worked collaboratively on patient care across the acute, subacute and outpatient arenas at RUSH for the past 5 + decades. The Rush Department of PM&R improves function and quality of life in the communities we serve through the integration of excellent patient care, education, research, and community engagement. We recently launched our new joint venture 56-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit in the Rush Specialty Hospital. We currently have 14 MD/DO and one APP, 3 RN's, 4 MA's and one Clinic Coordinator and we work closely with leadership in the Neurosciences Service Line. In addition to our downtown campus, providers care for patients across the Rush system in Oak Brook, Oak Park, and South Loop.

*Candidates with PM&R and/or Neurological Sciences experience preferred.

Rush University System for Health (RUSH) 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 is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We're proud to have received Vizient's Quality and Accountability Study, ranking second among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three RUSH hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff are the heartbeat of our health system's ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission. Join RUSH and become part of one of the nation's best healthcare systems.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.