Nurse Practitioner - Freeport, IL

Job Description

About the Role

Puzzle Healthcare is a mission-driven, national post-acute care organization focused on protecting patients during their most vulnerable moments—right after a hospital stay. As a Nurse Practitioner in Freeport, IL, you’ll provide focused care in nursing facilities helping reduce readmissions and improve recovery while enjoying autonomy, a predictable schedule, and strong team support.

What You’ll Do

Round in assigned facilities on a consistent weekday daytime schedule

Oversee daily patient interactions through timely micro visits that support focused assessments to assess recovery, manage pain, wounds, and functional decline

Collaborate with physicians, therapists, and facility staff on individualized recovery plans

Use Puzzle’s EHR to complete documentation (often remotely from home)

Monitor readmission risk and help close gaps in post-acute care

Maintain compliance with post-acute and PM&R-related regulations

What You’ll Gain

Schedule: Weekday daytime hours only; no nights, weekends, holidays, or call

Compensation: Competitive salary, typically $120,000–$140,000 annually, with the final offer dependent on experience, location, and other lawful factors. Performance bonus and/or RVU-based incentive opportunities may be available

Benefits: Comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, professional development, and remote charting tools

Culture: A supportive, mission-obsessed team that values collaboration, kindness, and career growth

What We’re Looking For

Master’s degree in Nursing and certified Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Active, unrestricted NP license in relevant state of employment with prescriptive authority

2–3+ years’ experience in PM&R, geriatrics, post-acute, internal medicine, family medicine, or similar; SNF experience strongly preferred

Strong clinical judgment with complex, medically fragile patients

Comfortable working with autonomy while collaborating across teams

Alignment with Puzzle’s culture: ownership over hierarchy, curiosity, humility, and a focus on real patient outcomes

Full-time

Fully remote