Position highlights
UW Health Northern Illinois seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA-C) to join the busy cardiology team at our SwedishAmerican Heart Institute in Rockford, Ill.
We are looking for a dedicated candidate to provide our patients with high-quality care in a team-centered environment. The Advanced Practice Provider will be supported by our group as we continue to grow through new service lines and state-of-the-art procedures, including CardioMEMs and Watchman.
Above all, we strive to embody our mission to care for our community through excellence in health care and compassionate service.
Your clinical support includes
- Collaborating closely with our cardiology team, comprised of electrophysiologists and interventional, general and invasive cardiologists.
- Schedule: Four 10s (four 10-hour days each week)
- Generous stipend for weekend and holiday hospital rounding
- Blended inpatient and outpatient practice: Providing care to patients in our Heart Institute Clinic and rounding on patients in our 350-bed hospital
Support and benefits
As a UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital Advanced Practice Provider, you will join our team of more than 120 APPs who enjoy the following support and benefits:
- Transformation nursing leadership with Magnet recognition, shared governance and professional practice models and full practice authority committee
- Professional Nurse Internship and Ambulatory Nurse Residency programs
- Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive family-friendly benefits including health, dental, vision and life insurance, generous vacation and retirement program.
About the Greater Rockford area
Rockford and northern Illinois offer world-class attractions, outstanding recreation opportunities and beautiful parks — all at a cost of living significantly below those of most metropolitan areas. And for a quick visit, Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison are each just 90 minutes away or less. The Greater Rockford area offers superb cultural, recreational and outdoor amenities along with an eclectic arts community of theater, symphony, museums and dance. With an award-winning park district, Rockford also offers unrivaled outdoor recreation, markets and ethnic festivals plus Golf Digest-ranked golf courses, endless bike trails and extensive indoor and outdoor sports centers. In addition, we have excellent private, parochial and public school options, including the Renaissance Gifted Academy with graduates ranked in the top 5% nationally.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
UW Health is committed to being a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Our integrity shines through in patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged. EOE, including disability/veterans.
Contact information
For more information on how you can advance your career with UW Health Northern Illinois, or to submit your CV and cover letter for consideration, please contact Emily Pfau at epfau@uwhealth.org or call (779) 696-7019.