Attending Nurse Practitioner (NP) -- Facility-Based Care

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role

 

We’re seeking an Attending Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive, proactive medical management for residents across long-term care, ventilator units, behavioral health units, and subacute/post-acute rehab. You’ll round regularly, coordinate interdisciplinary care, and use decisive, evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes and reduce avoidable hospitalizations.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Provide comprehensive medical management for patients in long-term care, ventilator, behavioral health, and subacute/post-acute settings.

• Conduct regular/daily rounding in assigned facilities to ensure continuity of care, close monitoring, and timely follow-ups.

• Aggressively manage chronic and complex conditions; respond promptly to changes in status and emergent situations using appropriate modalities (e.g., IV diuretics, antibiotics, fluids, TPN) and respiratory therapies.

• Proactively prevent avoidable hospitalizations through early intervention, vigilant surveillance, and effective clinical decision-making.

• Collaborate with facility nursing staff, rehabilitation teams, leadership, and the attending/collaborating physician to coordinate and optimize care plans.

• Discuss and manage goals of care and palliative care options with patients and families; support shared decision-making.

• Promote healthy aging and wellness through preventive care and proactive treatment plans.

• Document thoroughly and promptly in the EMR; maintain high standards for clinical documentation.

• Actively participate in interdisciplinary care meetings and care-planning processes.

 

Qualifications

 

• Board certification as an Adult, Geriatric, or Family Nurse Practitioner (AGNP, GNP, or FNP).

• Active, unrestricted NP license in the state of practice; national certification required.

• Current BLS (BCLS) and ACLS certifications.

• Prior experience in long-term care, subacute rehab, ventilator care, or chronic disease management preferred.

• Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills; familiarity with ventilator care, IV therapy, and post-acute protocols preferred.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and organizational skills; proficiency with EMR systems.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, nursing, rehabilitation, and administrative staff.

 

Desired Qualities

 

• Independent and self-directed with confident, decisive clinical judgment.

• Effective communicator with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.

• Reliable, punctual, and hardworking; detail-oriented with strong documentation habits.

• Proactive and assertive in clinical management; adaptable to fast-paced, diverse clinical environments.

• Passionate about elderly care and chronic disease management.

• Comfortable discussing sensitive topics, including goals of care and palliative needs.

• Strong team player and collaborator.