Nurse Practitioner NP

Allure Healthcare Services; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Allure Healthcare Services in Knox County is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to lead the internal medicine services in a Skilled Nursing Facility. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and physicians to oversee day-to-day resident care.

You will evaluate new admissions, coordinate discharge planning, and conduct monthly stability visits for long-term residents while guiding nursing staff and medical directors.

Qualifications

• Advanced Practice Licensure (APN) with an applicable state license.
• Must have an active license and DEA #.
• Previous experience in nursing or other medical fields.
• Minimum one-year experience in a Skilled Nursing setting (preferred)
• Ability to build rapport with patients and their loved ones.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership experience with emphasis on teamwork in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive health assessments, differential diagnosis, and prescribe treatments under the protocol in the direct management of acute and chronic illness and disease.
• Prescribe all necessary medications and treatments.
• Perform comprehensive physical examinations of patients.
• Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures.
• Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities.
• Communicate with attending physicians and/or specialists regarding patient care.
• Be comfortable and proficient with documentation and CPT coding.

Skills

Documentation & CPT coding

Leadership in healthcare teamwork

Patient communication

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

If you're a team player with a passion for geriatric mental health care, we’d love to hear from you.

Join Allure Healthcare Services in the Knox County Area, where your expertise meets a supportive environment to help you thrive professionally and personally.

Nurse Practitioner

As the Nurse Practitioner you will act as a Skilled Nursing Facility’s leading provider of internal medicine services. You will collaborate with the facility’s interdisciplinary team and physicians, serving as a day-to‑day clinical leader while helping oversee the care of all of the facility’s residents.

You will work with the entire facility’s patient population - short and long-term residents - overseeing their day-to‑day care with the assistance of the facility’s nursing staff and guidance from the facility’s medical directors and attending physicians.

As a Nurse Practitioner, you will provide types of care, including but not limited to:

• Be comfortable and proficient with documentation and CPT coding
• Evaluation of new-admission visits
• Coordination of discharge visits
• Monthly stability visits for long term residents
• Evaluations for patients exhibiting changes in condition
• Advanced Care Planning

Other Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive health assessments, differential diagnosis, and prescribe treatments under the protocol in the direct management of acute and chronic illness and disease
• Prescribe all necessary medications and treatments
• Perform comprehensive physical examinations of patients
• Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures
• Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities
• Communicate with attending physicians and/or specialists regarding patient care
• Be comfortable and proficient with documentation and CPT coding

Requirements

• Advanced Practice Licensure (APN) with an applicable state license
• Must have an active license and DEA #
• Previous experience in nursing or other medical fields
• Minimum one-year experience in a Skilled Nursing setting (preferred)
• Ability to build rapport with patients and their loved ones
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership experience with emphasis on teamwork in a healthcare setting

Education

• Master’s degree required