Advanced Practice Provider - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid‑sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status.

Shriners Children’s Chicago is seeking a dedicated and collaborative Pediatric Orthopedic Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join our team on a full-time basis. This role offers a unique blend of outpatient clinic care, inpatient support, and occasional operating room first assist responsibilities while working alongside a multidisciplinary pediatric orthopedic team committed to delivering exceptional patient care. The APP will provide comprehensive outpatient management for pediatric orthopedic patients, caring for a wide range of conditions including fractures, scoliosis, kyphosis, complex spinal deformities, sports injuries, neuromuscular disorders, hip dysplasia, clubfoot, limb length discrepancies, developmental conditions, and other general pediatric orthopedic concerns.

Clinical responsibilities will include a combination of independent patient visits and tandem clinics alongside orthopedic surgeons, providing an ideal balance of autonomous practice and collaborative care. Additional duties include casting, splinting, brace evaluations and management, fracture follow-up care, patient and family education, care coordination, and occasional inpatient rounding to support continuity of care across the orthopedic service line. This position is supported by an experienced team of orthopedic surgeons, nurses, cast technicians, and medical assistants, creating a highly collaborative environment with strong clinical resources.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with no nights, weekends, holidays, or call responsibilities, providing exceptional work-life balance. Compensation ranges from $109,678 to $164,528 annually, commensurate with years of advanced practice experience, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

• Conduct comprehensive and age-appropriate health assessments, histories, and physical exams.
• Formulate differential diagnoses and develop care plans in coordination with supervising physicians and the care team.
• Manage care for specialty populations including orthopedic, spinal, and neuromuscular patients.
• Provide pre-operative and post-operative evaluations and ongoing management in both inpatient and ambulatory surgical environments.
• Order and interpret diagnostic imaging, lab work, and other tests as permitted by licensure and protocol.
• Perform routine procedures and assist in specialty surgical cases within the scope of licensure.
• Prescribe medications and therapeutic interventions consistent with the scope of practice and Shriners Children’s policies.
• Participate in multidisciplinary clinics and care conferences to support coordinated, integrated care.
• Educate patients, caregivers, and staff on disease processes, treatment plans, and home care strategies.
• Document clinical findings, treatment plans, and patient responses using the electronic health record (EHR).
• Support quality improvement, patient safety, and…