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Lifelong careers begin at Carle Health.

Carle Health makes it easier for team members to acquire the skills and support they need to enter or advance in the workforce with confidence. From nursing school graduates looking for a way to ease into their practice, to high school graduates interested in the healthcare field, Carle Health has a variety of programs to help motivated individuals get to work.

Transition to Practice Programs

CNRP - Carle Nurse Residency Program: This 12- to 20- week (depending on track and unit) program provides orientation, education, coaching, and support to newly graduated nurses entering the workforce in an inpatient setting or nurses who have been away from the bedside for more than five years.  This program allows the opportunity to float to a variety of units to find the unit that interests you the most before making a choice to call your work home.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana IL

Carle Health Methodist Hospital Residency Program is designed to help the novice nurse apply theory to practice and bridge the gap between nursing school and the professional setting. Recent grads and student nurses in their final semester are encouraged to apply early. The 12-to-14-week (depending on unit) program provides orientation, coaching and support to make all the difference. Location: Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria IL.

Locations available: Peoria IL

Carle Health BroMenn Medical Center Residency Program is a six-month program that assists the nurse in the transition from student to professional nursing practice. New graduate nurses, and registered nurses who’ve been out of the acute care setting for some time or have limited experience in acute care, are enrolled in the Carle BroMenn Medical Center/Carle Eureka Hospital Nurse Residency program.

Locations available: Bloomington - Normal IL

To learn more about how to apply or to ask questions regarding our nurse residency programs at all locations email nurse.recruitment@carle.com.

Similar program to CNRP but for Ambulatory nursing. This 12-week program provides orientation, education, coaching, and support to newly graduated nurses entering the workforce in an outpatient setting or experienced nurses who desire to work in the outpatient setting. This program allows the opportunity to float to a variety of departments to find the department that interests you the most before you decide which unit to call home.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana

To learn more about how to apply or to ask questions regarding our nurse residency programs at all locations email nurse.recruitment@carle.com.

This 12 week part-time training program offers individuals who have a desire to work in healthcare an opportunity to gain patient care skills through a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job, hands-on training.  The program offers 2 options for classes, 4 days/week for the initial 6 weeks of training. Weeks 7-12 will have 12 hour shifts, which can take place on dayshift or nightshift.  Successful completion of the program qualifies employees to work as a Healthcare Technician at Carle Health.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana, Bloomington - Normal, Greater Peoria

This 12 week training program offers individuals who have a desire to work in healthcare an opportunity to gain patient care skills through a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job, hands-on training.  Successful completion of the program qualifies employees to take the CMA exam and work as a Certified Medical Assistant at Carle Health. This program is full-time, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana, Bloomington - Normal, Greater Peoria, Danville

8 to 11 week (dependent on track) full-time training program offers individuals who have a desire to work in healthcare an opportunity to gain phlebotomy skills through a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job, hands-on training to prepare you to work as a phlebotomist in the clinic or hospital setting. 

  • Clinic- Variable 8-hour shifts, 5 days a week.  

  • Hospital- Classroom hours are 8-hour shifts, 5 days a week. Once in a clinical rotation, it is 12-hour shifts which can take place on dayshift or nightshift.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana

This 18-week training program offers individuals who have a desire to work in healthcare an opportunity to gain skills required to be a pharmacy tech through a combination of classroom instruction, online modules, and on-the-job, hands-on training. Successful completion of the program qualifies employees to take the Pharmacy Tech certification exam and work as a Certified Pharmacy Technician. This program is full-time, 5 days a week.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana, Bloomington - Normal

This 28-week full-time training program offers individuals who have a desire to work in healthcare an opportunity to gain skills required to be a Surgical Technologist through a combination of classroom instruction, online modules, on-the-job, hands-on training, Successful completion of the program qualifies employees to take the Surgical Technologist Certification exam and work as a Certified Surgical Technologist at Carle Health. This program is full-time, Monday-Friday 6:45 am-3:15 pm.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana, Greater Peoria

Workforce Development Programs

Two-week in-person training program ran monthly for hires into EVS positions. Provides career preparation, learning, and job opportunities for the under and unemployed individuals in the community.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana, Bloomington - Normal, Greater Peoria

Carle Health partners with local community colleges to bring free GED prep classes on-site to Carle Health team members and their families.

Designed to eliminate barriers for team members to complete their GED, we offer free GED prep classes on-site and cover all four tests that make up the GED exam process including math, science, social studies and reasoning through language arts.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana in partnership with Parkland College

4 Week online, self-paced training based off Job Readiness and Learning Program, to provide career preparation, learning, and job training for entry level positions at Carle Health.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana, Bloomington - Normal, Greater Peoria, Olney, Danville

The Returnship is a high-level career experience for office type professionals who have taken an extended career break. This program is designed to re-establish skills, regain confidence, and prepare participants to re-enter the workforce.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana

2-year Department of Labor Apprenticeship, including paid Related Training Instruction and paid on-the-job training. Apprentice receives incremental pay increases every 6 months. Upon successful completion, apprentice will graduate as a Mechanic 2.

As an Apprentice, team member will be eligible for Tuition Assistance as of first day of employment.

Apprentice will be eligible for additional Tuition Assistance, above the allowable $4,000 annually. All tuition expenses are approved.

Apprentice will be Full-time, paid for 40 hours (which includes the Related Training Instruction).

Related Training Instruction hours to vary each semester.

Locations available: Bloomington - Normal

Partnership with educational partners like Methodist College to recruit current students to employment at Carle Health.

  • Programs include: CNA, Student Nurses,

Supporting internal team members to further their career in healthcare through education.

  • Establishing direct and deferred payments to educational partners for team member tuition, books, and fees.

  • Providing weekly stipends to compensate lost wages from time away from work while going back to school.

Locations available: Greater Peoria

Advanced Practice Provider Fellowships

Hospitalist - Acute Care APP Fellowship
The APP Fellowship is a 9-month postgraduate program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants that includes didactic time, a core program of Hospital Medicine rotations and several specialty rotations meant to enhance acute care education. The program provides the APP fellow with an opportunity to further develop critical thinking used to make sound clinical judgment and function at top scope of practice prior to starting their long-term position as an APP.

To learn more visit: Acute Care Fellowship | Careers | Carle Health

Primary Care APP Fellowship
New graduates will be supported with a nine-month fellowship designed to reinforce skills and information provided in school and promote a successful transition to full-time practice into Primary Care.

Additional Fellowship Support:

  • Onboarding support:
    - Recommended didactics
    - Shadowing opportunities
    - Schedule protection for patient facing time while onboarding

Methodist College

Methodist College is a four-year, private, not-for-profit college affiliated with Carle Health. This relationship affords our students clinical opportunities in nursing and other allied health careers throughout the Peoria region at the Carle Health hospitals and clinics.

At the College the faculty emphasize best practices, clinical reasoning, artful delivery of culturally competent health care and lifelong learning. 

For more information visit: https://www.methodistcol.edu

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, was created in 2015 as a partnership between Carle Health and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Together, we’re training a new generation of physicians to develop transformative healthcare solutions.

To learn more visit: Home | Carle Illinois College of Medicine | Illinois.
Additional Student Programs

An internship provides practical experience related to a student’s degree. These internships are nonclinical and provide administrative experience in a hospital, clinic or office setting. Internships are unpaid and can meet credit requirements at local schools and colleges.

Email student.clinicals@carle.com for more information.

Locations available: Champaign - Urbana

For Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Certified Nurse Midwives and Physician Medical Students

Carle is proud to be a teaching institution and is committed to providing quality student experiences by offering Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and Physician Medical Student’s clinical rotations. In order to serve you best, we request that you complete our on-line Clinical Rotation Application. Completion of this application does not guarantee clinical placement.

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Locations available: Champaign - Urbana

Junior or senior nursing students work alongside Carle Health experienced nurses in Medical/Surgical, Emergency Department and Ambulatory departments.

Carle Health is dedicated to fostering the next generation of nurses and committed to providing a holistic and hands-on experience to help bridge the transition from theory to practice.

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Locations available: Champaign - Urbana, Bloomington - Normal, Greater Peoria

The Child Life Practicum is designed as an introductory experience for individuals interested in pursuing a career in child life. Through experiential learning and observation of Certified Child Life Specialists, child life practicum students begin to increase their knowledge of basic child life skills related to play, developmental assessment, and integration of child life theory into interventions with infants, children, youth and families.

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Locations available: Champaign - Urbana, Bloomington - Normal, Greater Peoria, Danville

Job Shadowing at Carle Health provides unique opportunities designed to help individuals learn about health career options as well as the skills that different occupations require. Participants have the opportunity to experience the workplace setting as well as the duties performed by the healthcare worker they are shadowing; however, they will not be permitted to take part in hands-on patient care. Participants will not be able to shadow doctors, PAs, or NPs in this program. Participants can select from two options and must be at least 18 years old for both. Shadower/Observer applicants must submit the application one month prior to desired shadowing dates. Therapy/Observer applicants must complete the application to be an observer or shadower in Therapy Services (PT/OT/SLP) at Carle. Complete the form and click submit at the bottom.

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Locations available: Champaign - Urbana

About Carle Health

Carle Health is a healthcare system with a bold but simple mission: to be the trusted partner in all healthcare decisions for everyone who depends on it. Combining clinical care, health insurance, medical research and higher education, Carle Health provides highly accessible, high-quality care and service to improve health in communities throughout central Illinois and beyond. Always focused on its North Star – providing the best care possible for patients, health plan members and rewarding career opportunities for team members.

At Carle Health, we are dedicated to a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities.

The system includes eight, award-winning hospitals, multispecialty physician group practices with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers, provider-driven health insurance plans including Health AllianceTM and First Carolina Care, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, Methodist College, Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute, and other associated healthcare businesses – all working together to get patients and health plan members the care they need at the right time and at every point in their healthcare journey.

Founded in Urbana, IL, Carle Health has more than 16,600 team members.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.