Heartland Alliance Health·Chicago, Illinois
Provide patient-centered, trauma-informed primary healthcare to underserved populations, including those experiencing homelessness and chronic illness. Manage acute and chronic health conditions while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
Title: Advanced Practice Provider
Department: Primary Care
Full- Time - 40 hours/ week
Location: 5501 S Halsted Chicago IL 60621
Heartland Alliance Health’s (HAH) mission is to transform healthcare for the most vulnerable – particularly people experiencing homelessness, mental illness or addictions, or struggling with multiple chronic illnesses – improving health for all and the well-being of our community.
Are you passionate about providing high-quality care to underserved populations? Join our dedicated team as a part-time Advanced Practice Provider (APP) and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness. Position Overview: We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to provide patient-centered, trauma-informed primary care as part of a multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on addressing acute and chronic health conditions, promoting health equity, and delivering holistic care to individuals facing complex social and health challenges.
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides quality primary healthcare services to special populations, emphasizing the promotion of health and the prevention of disease. This role addresses society's demand for accessible and affordable healthcare. The APP works as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, managing acute and chronic health issues while collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Individual accountabilities and work volumes will be established annually.
PAs: Must maintain National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification and Illinois PA license.
NPs: Must maintain national certification in a specialty area recognized by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Both: DEA license and Controlled Substance License required.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Heartland Alliance Health makes all hiring and employment decisions, and operates all programs, services, and functions without regard to race, receipt of an order of protection, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, amnesty, physical or mental disability, protected veterans status, genetic information, sexual orientation, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, use of FMLA, VESSA, military, and family military rights, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September 1987.
Requires active Illinois licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (with a Master's degree) or Physician Assistant, along with DEA and Controlled Substance licenses. Preference is given to family practice providers with experience in HIV and Opioid Use Disorder management.
Market context
In Illinois, advanced-practice roles are typically in steady demand across hospitals, specialty clinics, and care teams that need licensed clinicians with graduate-level training. These positions are competitive because employers often look for the right Illinois license, acute care certification for APRNs, and ICU experience, while benefits such as 401(k) matching, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, and lifecycle benefits can influence the decision. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to quickly compare fit before you apply.