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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Women’s Heart Care, Full-time, Days

Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time a patient felt dismissed by other providers. How did you help?

What they are checking: Whether they listen well and take symptoms seriously, which matters a lot in women's heart care.

Tell me about education you've created for patients or staff.

What they are checking: Whether they can build education systems, which the posting lists as a key function.

Have you mentored students before? How do you teach a student in a busy clinic?

What they are checking: Whether they can teach graduate students without slowing patient care too much.

What quality or research work interests you in women's cardiovascular health?

What they are checking: Whether they want to grow the program through research or quality work, not just see patients.

What would you do

A pregnant patient with a heart condition asks if her medications are safe for the baby. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they know cardio-obstetric medication safety and when to coordinate with OB and the collaborating physician.

How do you decide when to confer with the collaborating physician versus manage a patient yourself?

What they are checking: Whether they know the limits of their independence and use the team appropriately.

About the work

A woman comes in three weeks postpartum with a blood pressure of 158 over 102 and a headache. Walk me through your thinking.

What they are checking: Whether they recognize postpartum preeclampsia as an emergency and know when to send the patient to the hospital.

How would you evaluate a young woman with chest pain and a normal stress test who keeps having symptoms?

What they are checking: Whether they consider non-obstructive coronary disease, like microvascular dysfunction, rather than stopping at a normal test.

What do you know about SCAD, and how would you follow a patient who recently survived one?

What they are checking: Whether they understand this condition that mostly affects women and its unique care needs.

How do menopause and pregnancy history change your cardiovascular risk assessment for a woman?

What they are checking: Whether they include sex-specific risk factors that general risk calculators often miss.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

Northwestern Medicine has an exciting opportunity for either a motivated Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to work with our Women's Heart Care team. This position is 100% outpatient. This position offers a specialized outpatient practice focused on women’s cardiovascular health, providing comprehensive care across the continuum of prevention, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular disease, including cardio-obstetrics, postpartum hypertension, menopause-related cardiovascular care, SCAD, and non-obstructive coronary artery disease. Schedule: 4 ten hour shifts, Monday-Friday. Day off to be determined. Essential Functions: • Demonstrates clinical expertise and expanded knowledge through patient care activities which may include diagnosis and management of a wide range of health problems. • Responsible for health outcome of an assigned patient population. • Confers with collaborating physician and other health professionals in area of clinical expertise. • Develops appropriate educational systems for patients, families and staff in areas of expertise. • Mentors graduate students in aspects of advanced practice and patient care. • Actively participates in quality improvement and/or research pertinent to area of expertise. Responsibilities : • Conducts comprehensive appraisals of patients' health status by taking health histories and performing physical examinations in clinical area. • Provides direct clinical care to patients. • Prescribes/orders medications, therapies; orders/interprets laboratory tests, x-rays and procedures according to clinical privileges. • Evaluates patients to determine their need for further health care. • Provides comprehensive teaching to patients and families. • Documents in the medical record all care and education provided and/or procedures performed for which the Licensed Advanced Practice Provider is responsible. • Refers to other disciplines as appropriate. • Consultant to other disciplines in areas of expertise. • Integrates research based knowledge and clinical expertise in decision making. • Exemplifies a professional image in appearance, manner and presentation. • Advocate for patients, families, coworkers, and the community. • Maintains certifications and continuing education as required for licensure and privileging. • Serves as a patient advocate and role model for "Patients First". • Participates in unit/departmental/divisional or hospital committees/task forces as appropriate. • Provides comprehensive teaching strategies for patients and their families. • Develops and participates in programs to meet continuing education needs of staff. • Serves as a role model and preceptor to students. • Provides formal education to both internal and external groups pertinent to area of specialty. • Participates in quality improvement and/or research initiatives for specific patient population as appropriate. AA/EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Required : • Master’s degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program • Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APRN Board. Once licensed may apply for a controlled substance license and DEA number OR Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program/Current license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Illinois. Once licensed may apply for a controlled substance license and DEA number • Privileged and credentialed through the Northwestern Medicine Medical Staff Office (MSO) • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation – BLS, issued by the American Heart Association Preferred: • 3 years of Cardiology APP experience Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure 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. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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