Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA) - UltaCare Medical
Olney, IL 62450
About the Job
- Conduct medical evaluations, treatments, and consultations for facility residents.
- Proactively manage chronic conditions to minimize disease progression, lessen the risk of major acute events, alleviate side effects, and enhance quality of life for residents.
- Address and manage acute medical situations as they arise with urgency and compassion.
- Collaborate effectively with facility staff and the Medical Director.
- Issue medical orders for prescriptions, medication administration, tests, and referrals.
- Communicate with residents' families when necessary.
- Promptly document patient interactions within 24 hours using dictation.
- Review test results and ensure patient notification.
- Deliver patient education as required.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Must hold an active Advanced Level Practitioner license, open to both Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA).
- Capability to independently identify patients for care, set personal schedules, and establish effective relationships with facility staff.
- Proficiency in working autonomously and making independent decisions.
- Experience in an institutional inpatient setting is preferred.
- Prior work in skilled nursing and/or long-term care facilities is advantageous.
- Experience with geriatric patients is desirable.
- Experience in other settings including traditional outpatient clinics, urgent care clinics, and other specialty clinics will also be considered.
- Autonomous work setting, with the freedom to make independent decisions within the facility.
- Flexible scheduling within standard workweek hours, with agreed-upon total weekly hours for consistent facility expectations.
- Significant impact on patient well-being.
- Comprehensive health insurance, including dental and vision, 100% covered for employees.
- Paid time off and sick leave provisions.
- 401K plan with company matching contributions.
About UltaCare Medical:
UltaCare Medical is a patient-focused medical group dedicated to providing high-quality care to seniors in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities. Our team of compassionate and expert providers offer a range of services, including primary care, mental health care, wound care, and more. We're committed to removing unnecessary administrative burdens and empowering our providers to deliver the best care possible.UltaCare Medical has a rich history rooted in the dedication and passion of our founder, a geriatrician, who was approached by a struggling nursing home in East TN in 2006. The facility had incurred significant tags and fines from the state for a number of issues and needed help to improve healthcare for their residents. Our founder conducted an in-depth analysis and recommended embedding certain providers into the facility to improve care. The nursing home was so impressed with his work that they asked him to implement the changes he recommended. After several years, the nursing home went from being a struggling 1-star facility, barely able to stay open, to a thriving 5-star facility at 100% occupancy. Our founder's work was recognized when he was awarded the prestigious AMDA National Medical Director of the Year.This experience inspired the development of UltaCare Medical's patient-focused model, which has evolved and improved over the intervening 17 years. Today, our team of compassionate and expert providers offer a range of services, including primary care, mental health care, wound care, and more, with a mission to elevate the standard of care for seniors in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities. We're committed to removing unnecessary administrative burdens and empowering our providers to deliver the best care possible. Our model has proved to be successful in improving the health and quality of life of our patients, and we continue to grow and expand to new locations across TN, KY, TX, KS, IA, NE, and IL.