Acute Care Positions in Chicago (8)
View All Jobs →APP Fellow: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Hospital Medicine, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Cardiac Recovery and Observation and Invasive Cardiac Post Anesthesia Care , Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiac Surgery / Aortic Disease, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Vascular Neurology (Stroke), Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiac Care Stepdown Unit, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Lead APP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Acute Care Tips
- •Verify state APRN licensure and prescriptive authority requirements
- •Keep national certification and CE credits current
- •Compare total compensation — base, incentives, CME, and benefits
- •Ask about caseload, support staffing, and documentation time
- •Confirm collaborative or supervisory agreement requirements in this state
Why Acute Care?
Acute Care NP (ACNP) roles are among the fastest-growing advanced practice positions nationwide.
Openings span health systems, private groups, and community settings.
State licensure plus national certification keeps your options open across employers and settings.
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Acute Care NP Market in Chicago, IL
Acute care NP positions in Chicago staff ICUs, step-down units, and rapid-response teams. AGACNP certification is the usual requirement, and scheduling commonly follows hospital 13-hour shift patterns. Demand for nurse practitioners in Chicago, IL reflects the area's status as a major metropolitan area within Illinois, where NPs operate under reduced practice authority requiring a collaborative agreement. Chicago is not currently a federally designated health professional shortage area, but regional demand for NPs and the local cost of living near the national average (index 108) shape NP compensation in the market. Major healthcare employers in the Chicago area include Northwestern Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, and Advocate Aurora, alongside 8 active NP positions listed on this page.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, HRSA HPSA data, AANP State Practice Environment.
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