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WellNow Urgent Care
Elgin, Illinois

Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Fellowship

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$90k

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Job Description

WellNow Urgent Care is one of the fastest-growing providers of urgent medical care in the United States, with more than 150 centers across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. WellNow’s organic growth, acquisitions, and partnerships have contributed to making the company one of the top 10 urgent care providers in the United States.

The Urgent Care Fellowship program is a minimum 9-month continuing specialty rotation that will provide enhanced clinical experience in the field of Urgent Care Medicine. The Fellow will have one on one preceptorship with the Urgent Care Clinical Faculty, will learn through hands on care of patients and receive ongoing lectures, guided by the provided didactic curriculum.

WellNow’s Fellowship Program is the largest nationally accredited fellowship program of PAs and FNPs, and is proud to be accredited by the College of Urgent Care Medicine® (CUCM) and the Urgent Care Association® (UCA).

With on-demand access, innovation, and exemplary service, you'll have the opportunity to learn from the best and make a real difference in people's lives. Our Fellowship Program provides comprehensive training, mentorship, and hands-on experience to develop competent, proficient, and professional providers.

Our Mission, Goals and Strengths

The mission of the fellowship program is to provide fellows with comprehensive structure cognitive and clinical education that will enable them to become competent, proficient and professional urgent care providers. The goals and objectives of the urgent care fellowship program is to train fellows to become proficient in the WellNow core competencies and position them for success in a fast-paced Urgent Care environment.

Salary

  • 90k Annual
  • Signing Bonus of $10,000 offered for qualified Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants!

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with Urgent Care teams under the mentorship of experienced NP/PA’s to provide care for patients in our sites, this includes:

Examining, diagnosing, and treating patients of all ages with acute illnesses and injuries or exacerbations of chronic disease

  • Ordering evidence-based testing, prescribing medications, and referring to outside specialists as required
  • Providing occupational medicine services, including DOT exams and the treatment of Worker’s Compensation injuries
  • Performing pre-participation physicals for camps, sports and employment
  • Maintaining patient charts accurately and comprehensively
  • Documenting patient information in Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Minimum Education and Experience

  • Successful completion of an accredited approved PA or FNP program
  • Physician Assistants must have active board certification with NCCPA is required
  • Family Nurse Practitioners must have active board certification with AANP or ANCC is required

Licensure as a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner in the state where you are applying is required

Demonstrated clinical competence, superior verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness and customer relation skills, computer competence, and an active desire to learn

This is an exciting opportunity to gain the substantial skills, knowledge and competencies required in the field of Urgent Care and for the PA/ NP discipline, which continues to be one of the fastest growing career opportunities in the job market.

WellNow is an EOE.

Requirements

Applicants must have completed an accredited Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner program and hold active, role-appropriate board certification and state licensure. The role also requires clinical competence, strong communication and interpersonal skills, computer competence, and a desire to learn.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient ExaminationDiagnosisAcute Illness and Injury TreatmentChronic Disease ManagementMedication PrescribingSpecialist ReferralsDOT ExaminationsWorkers' Compensation CarePhysical ExaminationsPatient ChartingElectronic Medical RecordsVerbal Communication

Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

WellNow Urgent Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 61 active listings.

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 58% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Urgent Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$90kUrgent Care median $128k (middle half $120k–$130k)20 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$90k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in Illinois39 active815 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 58% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onIllinois Nurse Practitioner listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment488 active listings, Oct 2026
Urgent Care pay trend+10.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
WellNow Urgent Caresilver tier, 73/100Top Employers work-life index61 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

45 jobs · 36 employers
14
<$145k
19
$145k-165k
6
$165k-185k
4
$185k-205k
2
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 36 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
30% this job
Relocation assistance
19%
Loan repayment
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 805 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About WellNow Urgent Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, IL
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Signing bonus $10,000
Comprehensive training
Mentorship
Hands-on experience

Living in Elgin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$336k≈ 3.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,923/mo≈ 26% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.