Overview Mercyhealth, an award-winning fully integrated health care delivery organization based in Wisconsin and Illinois, is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our busy Orthopedic Surgery team in Rockford, IL. Mercyhealth’s Mission – “Exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better.” Touching lives invigorates, inspires, and drives us to do our very best, and we continuously look for ways to make each life better with the utmost care and professionalism. Opportunity: PA/NP will support orthopedic surgery cases and work with several experienced Orthopedic Surgeons and three other APPs. Responsible for managing patients in the office, hospital, ED and/or perioperative setting. Required to perform in the OR and other department specific procedures. Full Time, Monday through Friday schedule is great for work-life balance. No call required. Enjoy a level of independence and collaboration within the support of a fast-growing health system. EPIC electronic health record Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited PA or NP Program Current IL PA/NP license Obtain CME experience as required for re-certification. Current DEA number ATLS certification Other certifications as required. Compensation: Highly competitive compensation Sign on Bonus eligible CME allowance Robust and comprehensive benefit package Mercyhealth: Mercyhealth is a vertically integrated health care system in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois with approximately 800 physicians, 8,000 employees, 7 hospitals, 80 ambulatory locations; pharmacies, DME, Home Health, and an insurance company. We are large and growing, but we treat our physicians and employees as family. Community: Rockford Rockford is notable for its economic diversification into automotive, aerospace, and health care industries, as well as the undertaking of various tourism and downtown revitalization efforts. Rockford is known for various venues of cultural or historical significance, including Anderson Japanese Gardens, Klehm Arboretum, the Coronado Theare, and the Burpee Museum of Natural History. Rockford has been recognized as one of the most affordable housing markets in the nation less than an hour and a half drive from downtown Chicago and Milwaukee and less than an hour from Madison, WI Benefits Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to: · Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options. · Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs. · Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance. · Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth. · Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey. · Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.