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Charlotte, North Carolina

CHIPS (Nocturnist)- Full Time NP/PA

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$59-$88.5/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Department: 04175 GCMG Pediatric Hospitalists: Main - Pediatrics: Hospitalist

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

32

Schedule Details/Additional Information

The APP works 7p-7a at LCH. They provide cross cover to patients admitted to the pediatric hospital medicine service and admit patients overnight. Staffing needs are 365 days a year, including holidays and weekend

Pay Range

$59.00 - $88.50

Job Summary

Specialty care APPs provide services focused concentration on a single system caring for acute and chronically ill patients. Includes caring for hospitalized patients. Schedule consisting of night shifts for 90% or more of the time.

Essential Functions

  • Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
  • Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
  • Performs minor office-based medical and/or surgical procedures.
  • Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
  • Orders and interprets daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
  • Determines treatment plan for patient.
  • Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record.
  • Acts as a patient advocate for the population served.
  • Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures when requested.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations

Education, Experience and Certifications.

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations.

Nurse Practitioner

Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP, AGNP, PNP, or PNP-AC board certification preferred based population served.

Physician Assistant

Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master's Degree preferred. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.

Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Benefits and more

Paid Time Off Programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e. g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.

Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Key Responsibilities

The APP provides overnight cross-cover for patients admitted to the pediatric hospital medicine service and manages new patient admissions. Responsibilities include performing physical exams, ordering diagnostic tests, determining treatment plans, and documenting all patient encounters.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's or Doctorate degree in Nursing or be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program. Current licensure and national certification in the area of practice are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentMedical History TakingTreatment PlanningMinor Surgical ProceduresPrescription WritingLaboratory InterpretationRadiology InterpretationPatient AdvocacyDocumentationClinical Decision MakingAcute CareChronic Disease Management

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 76% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Hospital Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in hospital medicine (np)ranked against 301 Hospital Medicine (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$123k–$184kHospital Medicine median $143k (middle half $130k–$143k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$163k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in North Carolina8 active335 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 76% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Nurse Practitioner listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment415 active listings, Oct 2026
Hospital Medicine pay trend+5.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (301 Hospital Medicine (NP) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 3.0
Better work-life than 60% of Hospital Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 301 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Advocate Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Charlotte, North Carolina
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Adoption Assistance

Living in Charlotte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$352k
Typical market rent
$1,729/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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