Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Medicine
Listed compensation
$65-$80/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join MedAmerica as a Emergency Medicine NP/PA – Nocturnist, $135K-$166K in Elgin, Illinois, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $65 - $80/hour.
- 20 days PTO.
- CME allowance: $1,500.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Superior health plan options
- Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D coverage
- 401(k) with $1.20 match per dollar up to 6% plus discretionary profit-sharing
- Pre-Tax Savings Accounts (HSA, FSA, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Generous sick leave
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers student loan benefits. Work with MedAmerica in Elgin, Illinois, United States.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality emergency medical care as a member of the clinical team at Advocate Sherman Medical Center. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to manage patient throughput and maintain clinical quality standards.
Requirements
Must hold current national certification, DEA, ACLS, PALS, and BLS credentials. Previous emergency department experience is preferred, though new graduates are welcome to apply.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Illinois, the Emergency Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$340k (38 salary observations; 71 listings), vs ~$312k nationally (496 salary observations; 1,536 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 46 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 67% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$151k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $151k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 4.2/10 on work-life balance for Emergency Medicine roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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