Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant -Nights

Join the Hospital Medicine Team at Gateway Regional Medical Center

Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
Nocturnist | Full-Time | 12-Hour Shifts | Granite City, Illinois

At Gateway Regional Medical Center, we are committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality care to our community-24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our Hospital Medicine team plays a vital role in ensuring safe, continuous, and coordinated care throughout every patient's hospital stay. We are proud to support a culture built on collaboration, respect, and clinical excellence.

If you are an experienced advanced practice provider who enjoys independent decision-making, values acute care practice, and is confident managing hospitalized patients overnight, we invite you to join our team.

Why Join Gateway?

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Paid vacation and holiday time
• Shift differentials for night coverage
• Collaborative specialty and physician support available by phone
• Meaningful autonomy in a fast-paced hospital setting

Position Summary

Gateway Regional Medical Center is seeking a skilled and confident Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to serve as a Nocturnist on our inpatient medical team.

This role provides independent overnight inpatient coverage with physician support available by phone when needed. The ideal candidate is comfortable managing acute hospital patients, making timely clinical decisions, and coordinating care across disciplines to ensure safe and effective outcomes.

This position is best suited for an advanced practice provider with strong inpatient or critical care experience who is prepared to practice with a high level of autonomy.

Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts
• Approximately 15 shifts per month
• Sunday–Saturday rotation

What You'll Do

• Manage inpatient care from admission through discharge
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop treatment plans
• Respond to acute changes in patient condition overnight
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies
• Collaborate with specialists, nursing staff, and ancillary departments
• Complete admissions, progress notes, and discharge planning
• Ensure continuity and quality of care throughout hospitalization
• Utilize phone-based physician support when clinically appropriate

Qualifications

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

• Master's or Doctorate in Nursing from an accredited NP program
• Current Illinois RN and NP licensure
• National certification as ACNP, AGNP, or FNP
• Strongly preferred: acute care certification or hospitalist/critical care experience
• DEA registration
• Current ACLS and BLS certification

Physician Assistant (PA)

• Master's degree from an accredited PA program
• Completion of clinical rotations across multiple disciplines
• Current Illinois PA license (new graduates welcome)
• NCCPA certification
• DEA registration
• Current ACLS and BLS certification

Experience

• Acute care or inpatient hospital experience required or strongly preferred depending on certification track
• PA new graduates welcome; NP role requires strong acute care readiness or relevant hospitalist/critical care experience

Location

Gateway Regional Medical Center
2100 Madison Avenue
Granite City, IL 62040

Compensation

Competitive salary with shift differentials and performance-based incentives.

Compensation is determined based on education, experience, certifications, and relevant skills. Final offers are made through our compensation process to ensure fairness, internal equity, and alignment with qualifications.

Join a team where your clinical expertise directly impacts patient outcomes and where your role is essential to delivering safe, continuous care through the night. Apply today.