Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Prime Healthcare
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Prime Healthcare
Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals
Job Title: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
Location: Mercy Medical Center – Aurora, IL
Employer: Prime Healthcare
Schedule: 12-Hour Inpatient Shifts (Days/Nights/Weekends as needed)
Salary: Starting at $120,000+ annually, based on experience
About the Role:
Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois is seeking a skilled and compassionate Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our inpatient care team. This role focuses on delivering exceptional care to acutely ill patients while working collaboratively with a strong multidisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide comprehensive inpatient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
• Perform advanced procedures including:
• Central line placement
• Endotracheal intubation
• Additional procedures based on credentialing
• Manage admissions, daily rounds, and discharges
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation
• Participate in quality improvement, safety, and clinical best practices
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and care teams
• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing with Acute Care NP certification (ACNP-BC or ACNPC-AG)
• Active Illinois RN and APRN licenses (or ability to obtain)
• Required: BLS & ACLS
• Experience in acute inpatient-1 year minimum
Mercy Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $18.00 to $26.68. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals
Prime Healthcare operates a network of hospitals and outpatient centers across the United States, concentrating on turning around financially struggling facilities. It invests in infrastructure and technology, restructures operations, and negotiates payer terms (including pursuing higher out-of-network reimbursements) to improve financial performance, and it manages both for-profit hospitals and not-for-profit facilities through the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The company aims to raise clinical quality and patient safety while expanding access in hundreds of communities, though it has faced legal and regulatory scrutiny over billing practices and service-line decisions. Its goal is to stabilize and improve the financial and clinical performance of underperforming hospitals so they can continue serving their communities.
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