Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k-$120k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 59m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Orthopedics in Chicago, IL, USA. It’s the people that make the difference. Are you ready to make your impact?

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $100K - $120K
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance
  • Voluntary life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance
  • Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Pet Insurance
  • Commuter Benefits

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Orthopedics.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will support a sports medicine surgeon by assessing patient health, performing physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic tests. They are also responsible for developing patient management plans, providing patient education, and performing therapeutic procedures like injections and wound care.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited PA or NP program with a current Illinois license and national certification. Strong clinical decision-making skills and the ability to travel to various clinic locations are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

CPR

Key Skills

Physical ExaminationDiagnostic TestingSuturingElectronic Health RecordProcedural SkillsCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsCustomer Service

Orthopedics — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 68% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$110k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $110k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
63%
CME allowance
63%
Loan repayment
26%
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score

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About Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, IL
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance
Voluntary life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance
Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
401(k) Savings Plan
401(k) Employer Contribution
Pet Insurance