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Job Details
Location: Illinois
Start Date: Early March
Schedule: Night shifts and 24-hour call
Responsibilities:
• Work in a Level 3 NICU (technically Level 4 due to ECMO capabilities)
• Participate in daytime rounds
• Handle...
Location:IL
Specialty:Neonatology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Job Details
Location: Illinois
Start Date: Immediately
Schedule: 12 hour night shifts (6:30p - 6:30a)
Responsibilities:
• Handling all aspects of occupational medicine cases and procedures
Additional Information:
• Potential...
Location:IL
Specialty:Occupational Medicine
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Job Details
Location: Illinois
Start Date: Late January
Schedule: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM shifts
Responsibilities:
• Handle all aspects of family medicine cases and procedures
Additional Information:
• Possibility...
Location:IL
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Job Details
Location: Illinois
Start Date: Early March
Schedule: 12 hour night shifts (7 PM to 7 AM) with a 7 on/7 off rotation
Responsibilities:
• Hospital rounding
• ICU rounding preferred
Additional Information:
• Potential...
Location:IL
Specialty:Hospitalist
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Job Details
Location: Illinois
Start Date: Late June 2025
Schedule: 6am - 10pm shifts
Responsibilities:
• Manage children with chronic kidney conditions
• Provide medical management for pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD)
• Perform...
Location:IL
Specialty:Nephrology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Job Details
Location: Illinois
Start Date: Immediately
Schedule: 8 am - 5 pm shifts for 3 days per week
Responsibilities:
• Manage Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
• Treat concussions
Additional Information:
• EMR...
Location:IL
Specialty:Neurology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Job Details
Location: Illinois
Start Date: Early January 2025
Duration: 42 days
Schedule: 12-hour shifts, either 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am
Responsibilities:
• Rounding on 10-12 patients per day
• Collaborating...
Location:IL
Specialty:Hospitalist
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Locum tenens NP jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year. Locum and travel nurse practitioners hold all the same qualifications as a permanent nurse practitioner, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility. Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, NPs in Illinois earn an average of $126,900 a year.
Nurse practitioners have reduced practice authority in Illinois. Reduced practice refers to how state laws reduce NP practice in at least one element. Or the state mandates a collaborative agreement with another healthcare provider for the NP to practice.
NPs in Illinois must complete 80 hours of approved CE every two years. More hours are required for specific specialties, such as DEA registration to prescribe controlled substances.
Acute care nurse practitioners are the highest paid NP specialty.