NURSE PRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Job Description
Job Details

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant needed in Evanston, IL
• Full or Part Time (Minimum of 4 Hours a Day)
• Hours of Operation: 8:00AM-6:00PM (Schedule must be set within these hours)
• Provider-led, primary. and post-acute organization focused on senior living communities and senior living residents.
• Fee-For-Service Healthcare Company

Job Summary

The company was created by the merger of leading senior healthcare providers. With a combined footprint reaching 26 states and over 1000 senior living facilities, our company innovates solutions for senior care delivery with a unique focus on prevention and care coordination.

We are currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to manage patients in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. We support a balanced work life with job fulfillment for all our employees. The incoming provider will commit to the highest quality of care using an organized, multidisciplinary team approach to provide continuity of care throughout the post-acute continuum. Our patient population served includes adults and geriatrics.

Responsibilities

• Embrace the philosophy of our company to render care in a manner, approach and with the skill that promotes maintenance or enhancement of each patient's clinical status and quality of life.
• Conduct Annual Wellness Visits on all long-term Nursing Facility residents and may perform Annual History and Physicals as requested by Facilities.
• Conduct clinical interventional and episodic direct care visits, and appropriate re-evaluation of care visits.
• Provide ongoing evaluation and treatment of chronic, co-morbid illnesses, as medically appropriate
• Evaluate/treat residents for changes in condition.
• Review medications, orders, and diagnostic tests, and respond to clinical abnormalities appropriately for all patients under their care, as allowed and/or requested by collaborating physicians.
• Coordinate care with collaborating physicians as indicated for overall medical management.
• Assist with facility-wide illnesses, where appropriate collaborations exist.
• Coordinate care with other disciplines, such as Therapists, Specialists, and Social Workers.
• Maintain communication with families/attend family conferences when possible.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Valid Illinois Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant License
• Bachelors and Masters Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant Program from accredited Colleges or Universities.
• Experience in nursing is required, and some experience as a Nurse Practitioner/Provider is preferred, but not necessary, although demonstrated critical thinking skills are required.
• Possess knowledge of Nursing and clinical Nurse Practitioner critical thinking skills application to the aged, chronically ill, and convalescent resident.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Possess traits of punctuality, organizational skills, and ability to function within a team.
• DEA License
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Proof of COVID Vaccination