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O'Fallon, Illinois

O'Fallon, IL: Adjunct APRN Faculty - Site Supervisor - ACNP/AGACNP - Nursing

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Grand Canyon University has openings for Adjunct ACNP/AGACNP faculty members, and we invite applications from individuals who are enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge with our APRN students.

This Adjunct PRN position requires travel within O'Fallon, Illinois to directly observe student performance.

What You Will Do

  • Travel to a facility or site location within 60 miles from your residency
  • Establish and maintain a professional working relationship with the cooperating health care organization

Maintain effective communication with the student, cooperating preceptor/mentor, Office of Field Experience (OFE), and the GCU Course Faculty

Provide additional sources of information during contracted weeks with the student and by being available through phone, email, and cooperatively deriving workable solutions if difficulties arise

  • Encourage learner responsibility in the student field experience
  • Provide adequate records on the CONHCP student and supply those records to the GCU Course Faculty (use of external software – Typhon)
  • Apply evaluation procedures and supply those results to the GCU Course Faculty
  • Maintain compliance with requirements for program accreditation
  • Uphold the tenets of nursing as a holistic profession as well as the pillars of the University

Participate in and/or support of the university program in all areas including an evident congruence with the philosophy and direction of the institution, and service to the community

Provide a positive example to students by supporting the University’s Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement and Mission of Grand Canyon University

What You Need

  • MSN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP/AGACNP)
  • Minimum of two 2 years professional experience in an ACNP or AGACNP role
  • Active, current, and unencumbered ACNP/AGACNP state license
  • An active, current, unencumbered, and multi-state (compact) RN license
  • National board certification – ACNP/AGACNP specific
  • Successfully pass a drug test
  • Excellent communication skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with students

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Key Responsibilities

Travel to clinical sites within 60 miles of the employee’s residence to observe and evaluate students, while coordinating with students, preceptors, course faculty, and the Office of Field Experience. Maintain student records, support learner responsibility, address difficulties collaboratively, and uphold program accreditation and university standards.

Requirements

Requires an MSN as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, at least two years of professional experience in an ACNP/AGACNP role, and current, unencumbered state and multistate RN licenses. Applicants must also hold national ACNP/AGACNP board certification, pass a drug test, and demonstrate strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Acute Care NursingStudent SupervisionStudent EvaluationClinical EducationPreceptor CoordinationRecordkeepingAccreditation ComplianceProblem Solving

Acute Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Acute Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 58% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

What does the Acute Care market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Acute Care listings in Illinois479 active14,090 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 58% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois Nurse Practitioner listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 19% offer loan repayment479 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 39 employers
19
<$155k
15
$155k-170k
7
$170k-185k
3
$185k-200k
6
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

41 jobs · 39 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.5this job 1.5
Below most Acute Care (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 34 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in O'Fallon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$275k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
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.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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