Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Close collaboration with existing team.
• Assist the physician in clinic setting.
• Assess patient health status including state of wellness and compliance with care plan, and determines appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Utilize practice technology including, but not limited to, electronic health record, dictation, and outcomes tools to their full capability to ensure excellent patient care.
• Responsible for providing medical care as delegated by physician.
• Educate patients and families as appropriate and provides continuity of care.
• Examine patient, perform comprehensive physical examination, and compile patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interpret test results for deviations from normal.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and manage infection.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
• Travel with Physician as required.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant program.
• Current Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the state of Illinois (or ability to obtain).
• National certification: AANP, ANCC, ONCB or NCCPA.
• BLS certification required.
• Orthopedic experience preferred.
• Strong clinical decision-making and procedural skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Pay Range: $100k-120k annualized.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays.
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance.
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance.
• 401(k) Savings Plan.
• 401(k) Employer Contribution.
• Pet Insurance.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts (FSA, HSA, Dependent Care FSA).
• HSA Employer Contribution (when enrolled in a HDHP).
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Excellent working relationship with prestigious group of physicians in Orthopedics in the US and #1 in Illinois and Indiana.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.