Advanced Practice Provider Pediatric Surgery

Job Specifics:  

• Seeking a compassionate and dynamic Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with First Assist or Physician Assistant to fulfill the Advanced Practice Provider Pediatric Surgery opportunity at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois located in Peoria, Illinois
• Collaboration with a team of 4 Pediatric General Surgeons, two established APN’s and staff on the inpatient unit
• Will support the Pediatric Surgery patients on the inpatient units and operating room (if training allows) and rotate to outpatient Pediatric Surgery Clinic
• No evening call
• Will work 1:4 Weekends
• Responsibilities include: expediting discharges, arranging for equipment needs and outpatient services, arranging for home health and home infusion services, preparing inpatients for next day surgery, providing education to families and staff in real time, re-assessing post-op surgical patients, re-assessing wounds and burns and providing wound care and collaborating with other specialties.

Benefits:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Generous Vacation and Holiday Time Off 
• Well-Being and Sick Leave
• Leave of Absence Benefit 
• Paid Relocation Assistance
• Paid occurrence-based malpractice, prorated CME, association membership dues
• Health, life, dental and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer match

About The Childrens Hospital of Illinois:

• Located in Peoria, OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois is the third largest pediatric hospital in Illinois and the most comprehensive hospital for kids downstate. With 136 beds and more than 140 pediatric subspecialists, OSF Children’s Hospital cares for more children in Illinois than any hospital outside of Chicago. Formally established as a pediatric hospital within the walls of OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center in 1990, OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois has more than 7,000 inpatient admissions, 75,000 outpatient specialty visits, 2,400 newborn deliveries, and 18,000 emergency department visits each year. Learn more by visiting childrenshospitalofillinois.org.