Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$120K - $140K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Make an Impact Where It Matters Most!
At Alteas Health, we believe exceptional providers deserve the opportunity to practice medicine with purpose. Our Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants deliver specialized Cardiology and Pulmonology care directly to patients in Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Post-Acute Care communities, helping improve outcomes for medically complex patients while building meaningful relationships with those they serve.
If you're looking for clinical autonomy, physician collaboration, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact every day, we'd love to meet you.
Assigned Territory
This position serves patients throughout the Peoria area, providing specialty care at Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Post-Acute Care facilities located in Canton, Normal, Peoria, and surrounding communities. Daily travel within the assigned territory is expected to support patient care and operational needs.
Providers enjoy a full-time, Monday through Friday daytime schedule with no regularly scheduled weekends or traditional on-call responsibilities, allowing for an exceptional work-life balance.
What You'll Do
As a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with Alteas Health, you'll provide specialty Cardiology services while working collaboratively with physicians, facility staff, and interdisciplinary care teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.
Responsibilities Include
- Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute, chronic, and episodic cardiovascular conditions.
- Develop individualized treatment plans using evidence-based clinical practice.
- Order, interpret, and communicate laboratory studies, imaging, and other diagnostic testing.
- Prescribe medications and treatments within your scope of practice.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and ongoing care.
Coordinate care with physicians, nursing staff, therapy, pharmacy, social services, and other healthcare professionals.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation.
- Round at assigned Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Post-Acute Care facilities.
- Build strong relationships with facility leadership and clinical teams.
- Represent Alteas Health with professionalism, integrity, compassion, and clinical excellence.
What We're Looking For
Required Qualifications
- Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the applicable state(s) of practice.
- Current national certification appropriate to licensure.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Minimum six (6) months of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant clinical experience.
- Valid driver's license with reliable transportation.
- Ability to travel daily throughout an assigned territory.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
- Experience utilizing Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) or more years of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience.
- Experience in Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hospital Medicine, or Geriatrics.
- Experience caring for medically complex patient populations.
Why Alteas Health?
At Alteas Health, we invest in our providers because we know they are the foundation of exceptional patient care.
When You Join Our Team, You'll Enjoy
- Practicing specialty medicine with meaningful clinical autonomy.
- Collaboration with experienced physicians and supportive clinical leadership.
- Established relationships with Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care partners.
- A collaborative culture focused on quality patient outcomes.
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
- Clinical mentorship and career growth within a rapidly growing organization.
- Opportunities to participate in clinical committees, quality initiatives, and organizational projects.
- Performance-based compliance incentive opportunities for eligible providers.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation is competitive and based on experience, education, geographic location, market conditions, and overall qualifications.
Eligible employees may participate in Alteas Health's comprehensive benefits program, which currently includes:
- Competitive compensation
- Performance-based bonus opportunities
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Employer-paid and voluntary insurance offerings
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company Holidays
- Continuing Education and Professional Development Opportunities
Clinical Mentorship and Provider Development Programs
- Opportunities to participate in clinical committees, quality initiatives, and organizational workgroups
- Additional wellness and employee benefit offerings
Key Responsibilities
The provider will evaluate, diagnose, and manage cardiovascular conditions for patients in long-term and post-acute care settings. They will also collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans and coordinate high-quality patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license and national certification. A minimum of six months of clinical experience and the ability to travel daily within the assigned territory are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $130k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 60% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $120k–$140k | Cardiology median $128k (middle half $120k–$130k)22 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$130k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Cardiology listings in Illinois | 16 active | 370 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 30% remote · 60% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois Nurse Practitioner listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment473 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cardiology hiring demand | #13 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 35 days · 12% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 137 postings, 208 closed |
| New Cardiology listings | 388 in the last 30 days | 248 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Cardiology pay trend | +2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Alteas Health | #9 of 15 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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