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Franciscan Alliance
Indianapolis, Indiana

Advanced Practice Provider - Surgical Nocturnist

Nurse PractitionerPart-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Franciscan Health Indianapolis Campus

8111 S Emerson Ave Indianapolis, Indiana 46237

Who We Are Looking For

Franciscan Physician Network is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our team as a Surgical Nocturnist at our Franciscan Health Indianapolis location.

What We Need

General and/or orthopedic surgery experience is preferred. Candidate will have a focus on clinical excellence and patient satisfaction. Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner will display exceptional interpersonal skills and desire to develop strong ties with the community and existing medical staff. Provider will need to work collaboratively with physicians to coordinate and deliver the highest quality of patient care.

What You Can Expect

Shift hours: 7:00 p. m. – 7:00 a. m.; rotating 7 on 14 off schedule, 0.7 FTE

Surgical coverage for the following service lines

  • General Surgery including Bariatric and Level III Trauma
  • Orthopedic Surgery

Responsibilities include

  • Emergency Room and inpatient consults
  • Transfer Center calls from outside hospitals
  • Answering floor calls and outside patient calls via answering service
  • Surgical first assist in after-hours urgent surgeries
  • Occasional rounding during shift
  • Opportunity to work additional day shifts in General Surgery
  • Strong group of 10 other experienced APPs. Collaborative surgeons with extensive knowledge and mentorship

Who We Are

Franciscan Health is a non-profit health care system with primary and specialty care physician groups located throughout Indiana. Franciscan is known for our mission of caring. Our values of Respect for Life; Fidelity to Our Mission; Compassionate Concern; Joyful Service; and Christian Stewardship extend to our employees and patients.

With 12 hospitals, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the Midwest. Franciscan Health includes over 1,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers. Franciscan providers enjoy a team approach to care. Of our 260+ locations, many are nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence.

Indiana was recently ranked the #2 Best State to Practice Medicine, reflecting the supportive environment our physicians experience every day, including competitive compensation, a favorable malpractice climate, and an affordable cost of living. It’s an ideal place to build a rewarding, sustainable career while serving communities that truly value their caregivers.

What We Offer

At Franciscan Physician Network we strive to create a flexible and realistic work-life balance for our providers. Full- and part-time opportunities are offered with benefits, which could include:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Customized marketing support
  • Leadership development through board and committee opportunities

More Information

For more information, please contact Physician and Provider Services Team at practice@franciscanalliance.org or (844) 376-3627.

Where We Live

Indianapolis, Indiana’s capital city, is in the heart of it all. Whether you are looking for a quiet suburban feel or the hustle and bustle of living in downtown, Indianapolis offers an affordable cost of living with excellent school options. Indianapolis continues to grow with thriving businesses and retailers, a strong corporate base, talented workforce, robust convention/hospitality market, and a quickly expanding residential community with a superb quality of life.

Indianapolis has a large, diverse population with many cultural events and restaurants. Indianapolis is famously associated with sporting events as it hosts two of the largest one-day sporting events in the USA: the Indianapolis 500 and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. It is also home to several professional sporting teams like the NBA's Pacers, the WNBA's Fever, the NFL's Colts, and the Indianapolis Indians as well as top notch sporting facilities like the Lucas Oil Stadium.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree - Required
  • Physician Assistant Certified (PA-C) – Required
  • Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association - Required

Travel Is Required

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Surgical Nocturnist provides surgical coverage for general, bariatric, and orthopedic service lines, including emergency room and inpatient consults. Responsibilities also include performing surgical first assists, managing transfer center calls, and conducting patient rounding during night shifts.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Emergency room consultsCollaborationBariatric surgeryTrauma care

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 52% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Indianapolis city (balance)

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$229k
Typical market rent
$1,389/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Franciscan Alliance

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Customized marketing support
Leadership development through board and committee opportunities