Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care

Location: LaSalle County

The Role

This position is ideal for an experienced Nurse Practitioner who enjoys practicing independently while collaborating closely with physicians, facility staff, and interdisciplinary care teams. The NP will be responsible for managing a panel of medically complex geriatric patients, delivering high-quality care directly within the AL/IL and SNF settings, and helping improve patient outcomes while reducing avoidable hospitalizations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive primary and post-acute medical care to geriatric patients residing in assigned Skilled Nursing Facilities.
• Collaborate with supervising physicians and interdisciplinary care teams to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized treatment plans.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, routine follow-up visits, and acute care evaluations.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions commonly affecting older adults.
• Perform preventative health screenings and facilitate advance care planning and goals-of-care discussions with patients and families.
• Review, reconcile, and manage medication regimens to ensure accuracy, safety, and optimal therapeutic outcomes.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and other clinical assessments.
• Document patient encounters accurately and timely within the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Coordinate care with nursing staff, therapists, specialists, hospital teams, and family members to ensure continuity of care across the healthcare continuum.
• Respond to changes in patient condition and collaborate with facility staff to develop appropriate treatment plans that support quality outcomes and reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards.
• Travel daily between assigned AL/IL and SNFs located in Morris, Streator, Minooka, Sandwich, Dwight, Marseilles, and Plainfield .

What Makes This Role Unique

Direct Mentorship

You will work closely with a fellowship-trained geriatrician who enjoys teaching and case discussion. Expect active collaboration, real-time feedback, and meaningful clinical development.

Complex Medicine

You will manage:

• Polypharmacy
• Frailty syndromes
• Dementia care
• High-utilizer patients
• Advanced care planning
• Chronic disease optimization

If you enjoy nuanced, thinking medicine, this is for you. For those interested, a long-term leadership trajectory may include involvement in clinic management, clinical operations strategy, program expansion, and interdisciplinary team development, allowing you to grow not just as a clinician, but as a clinical leader in geriatric care.

Ideal Candidate

• Board-certified NP
• Interest in geriatrics (experience preferred but not required)
• Comfortable in multiple care settings
• Strong communicator with patients and families
• Detail-oriented and thoughtful clinician
• Values mentorship and team-based practice
• New graduates with strong clinical rotations in geriatrics may be considered.

Schedule & Structure

• Full-time

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $120k annually
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending account (HSA)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Apple iPad provided
• Malpractice insurance coverage
• $2,000 allowance for CME courses

Why This Role Matters

Our aging population deserves clinicians who understand the complexity of late-life medicine. This position offers the opportunity to build deep relationships with patients and practice thoughtful, high-quality geriatric care in a supportive environment.

If you want to become excellent at geriatric medicine, we would love to meet you.

At Community Physicians, we are a dedicated, multi-specialty medical group focused on providing exceptional, relationship-based care to older adults in skilled nursing and post-acute settings. Our mission is to improve health outcomes, enhance care transitions, and preserve the dignity of every patient we serve.

Why You Should Join Us?

1. Purpose-Driven Work:
You will play a vital role in caring for medically complex older adults during their most vulnerable health transitions. Your expertise will directly impact patient outcomes, reduce hospital readmissions, and improve quality of life.

2. Collaborative and Supportive Environment:
We believe in the power of partnership. You'll work closely with facility staff, families, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure seamless, compassionate, and coordinated care.

3. Clinical Excellence and Innovation:
We prioritize evidence-based practices and continuity of care, bringing clinical excellence to every bedside. Our model allows you to practice meaningful medicine while making a tangible difference in patients' lives.

4. Professional Growth and Leadership:
As part of our team, you'll have opportunities to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of geriatric care in our community. We invest in our providers' development and support their journey toward excellence.

5. A Culture of Compassion and Respect:
We are committed to treating every patient with dignity, empathy, and respect-and we extend that same commitment to our team. Here, you'll be part of a culture that values each member's contribution and well-being.