Advanced Practice Provider, Palliative Care
OSF Healthcare · Peoria, IL
Posted October 17, 2026
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (Peoria) · 530 NE Glen Oak Ave, Peoria, IL, US, 61637
- Pay: $55.20 – $63.65 per hour
- Employment: Part Time
- Schedule: M - F, 8am - 4:30pm, Rotating Weekends
- Location: OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (Peoria)
- OSF Job ID: 103747
Overview
The Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP), including Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and Physician Assistants (PAs), is an integral member of the interdisciplinary palliative care team. The APP is responsible for providing comprehensive, compassionate care to patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses in inpatient settings. Responsibilities include assessment, diagnosis, symptom management, and development of care plans within the APP’s scope of practice.
The APP collaborates closely with physicians, residents, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care that emphasizes symptom relief and alignment of care with patient and family goals. The provider demonstrates service excellence, professionalism, and accountability, including awareness of the relationship between resource utilization, access to care, and overall quality outcomes.
Position Summary:
- According to professional standards of care, performs a variety of advanced nursing / physician assistant functions.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care that is appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)
- Current and valid Physician Assistant License or Advanced Practice Nurse License in the State of Illinois or eligibility for licensing
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
- Federal DEA registration and State of Illinois Controlled Substance License required.
- Acute Care Certification is required for Nurse Practitioners.
Employer
OSF Healthcare
OSF HealthCare is a Catholic, integrated health system headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, where the OSF HealthCare Ministry was founded in 1877. OSF serves communities across central and northern Illinois and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, from the Chicago south suburbs and Rockford to Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, Galesburg, Ottawa, Danville and Alton.
The OSF system:
- Medical centers including OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, the area's only Level I Trauma Center and tertiary care center and a major teaching affiliate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
- OSF Saint Anthony (Rockford), OSF St. Joseph (Bloomington), OSF St. Mary (Galesburg), OSF Little Company of Mary (Evergreen Park), OSF Sacred Heart (Danville) and community hospitals across the region
- OSF Medical Group primary and specialty care, OSF OnCall urgent care and OSF OnCall Digital Health
- Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center in Peoria
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose OSF:
- Recognized six years in a row on the Forbes list of Best Employers by State
- Published pay ranges on every position, with signing bonuses, student loan repayment and concierge relocation services on many roles
- Generous paid time off from day one, CME time and dollars, and paid occurrence-based malpractice
- Career development through the Physician Leadership Academy, and APPs providing care at OSF for more than 40 years with APP leaders throughout the organization
At OSF, every employee is a Mission Partner.