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Ascension logoAscension$112,000–$135,300/yrChicago, ILFull time, DayPosted 1w agoStill open, checked every night

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About the job

Location: Chicago, IL

Facility Name: Ascension Medical Group Unite Here Health

Schedule: Full-time

Base salary: $112,000.00 - $135,300.00 per year

CME Allowance: $3,000

Malpractice coverage with tail

  • Join an established, stable and well-respected large medical group practice setting
  • Provide primary care, population health, and immediate care-type services to Unite Here union members (hospitality workers and their adult dependents)
  • Call structure: office call, rotated equally with the team
  • Practice setting: Outpatient
  • Busy Internal Medicine practice
  • See 10-20 patients per day on average
  • Nice mix of patients and cases
  • Pharmacy on site
  • Located in downtown Chicago
  • Great city location
  • A lot of autonomy
  • High quality service in one convenient location
  • Excellent office support staff
  • Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Mandarin or Cantonese)
  • Board Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
  • Eligible for state medical license and DEA/Controlled Substance

About the Facility

  • 361 bed hospital
  • Level II trauma
  • Integrated referral network
  • Part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system

Why Physicians Choose Ascension

  • Physician-led, collaborative culture
  • Long-term practice stability
  • National network with local autonomy
  • Mission-centered care rooted in service
  • Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies. Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and patient care.
  • Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
  • Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
  • Documents delivery of health care and nursing processes in accordance with specific specialty area standards and network nursing policy.

Licensure / Certification / Registration

  • Required Credential(s):
  • BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
  • Nurse Practitioner credentialed from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
  • Preferred Credential(s):
  • Registered Nurse.

Education

  • Master's degree of Nursing required.

Work Experience

  • None required.

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

Fraud prevention notice

Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process, our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

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About Ascension

Ascension is a non-profit Catholic health system based in St. Louis, with more than 98,000 (source: Ascension, Healthcare (system home page)) associates and 91 (source: Ascension, Healthcare (system home page)) hospitals in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin, plus senior living and other care sites. In 2026 it acquired AmSurg and its more than 250 (source: AMSURG, Ascension and AMSURG Come Together to Serve More Communities (June 4, 2026)) surgery centers. Sources: Ascension, Healthcare (system home page); AMSURG, Ascension and AMSURG Come Together to Serve More Communities (June 4, 2026)

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