Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (Nursing Homes)
Why Join Us?
Exciting Travel Opportunities – Be on the move and make an impact in different locations.
Be Part of an Amazing Team – Collaborate with skilled professionals in a supportive, high-energy environment.
- Pay Range: $105,000-120,000/Yearly
- Hours: Vary
- Days: Monday through Friday
- On-Call: Every Third Weekend
- W-2 Employee
- Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits (Covered by the Company 100%)
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term/Long Term Disability
- 401K
- PTO and Sick Leave
- CME (Continued Medical Education)
About Us:
We are a physician-owned and -led company that provides hospitalist, extensivist, and primary care services to patients at affiliated acute care community hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, and long-term care nursing homes on the northside and near west suburbs of Chicago.
Ready to take your career to the next level? Apply today and let's make a difference together!
Position Overview:
A Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in skilled nursing facilities plays a critical role in the clinical management of geriatric patients in various nursing home facilities. This includes admitting patients, follow-up, and discharging patients from rehab and long-term custodial patients. This position requires close collaboration with the geriatric physicians and the facility's directors of nursing.
- Provide care to all nursing facility patients, including rehab and custodial patients.
- Performing physical exams and creating a treatment plan.
- Recording patients' medical histories and symptoms.
- Ordering, administering, and analyzing diagnostic tests.
- Monitoring and operating medical equipment.
- Administering medicine and other treatments.
- Detecting changes in patients' health and modifying treatment plans as needed.
- Communicate with patient and family members all care plans and any updates.
- Develop patient care plans and collaborate with nursing staff and patients' families.
- Organize and provide quality improvement and teaching services to nursing staff within client SNFs.
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team of primary care physicians and other allied clinicians, providing compassionate and high-quality care within acute and post-acute settings.
Education:
- Current, unrestricted Advance Practice Nursing License in Illinois.
- GNP National Certification
- DEA License and IL Control Substance License (preferrable but not required)
Work Experience:
- Clinical background in adult (ANP), geriatric (AGNP), or family specialties.
- Preferred experience with SNFs and an understanding of post-acute care services.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to use and type on a computer.
- Ability to lift or carry up to 50 lbs.
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