Nurse Practitioner

As a clinician owned and operated company, we create the opportunity and environment for each employee to realize their highest potential while maintaining a personalized focus on our Patients and Families every day. We are the Midwest's premier provider of Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice Care. Our integrated care delivery model incorporates technology, innovation and best practices. We produce value based outcomes by managing chronic disease process, rehabilitation and end of life care.

What does this mean for you? At Optimal Care, you have our resolute commitment to being an exceptional place to work. Your expertise, passion and commitment to exceptional quality care will continue to thrive. With you we can build a remarkable place to work. Optimal Care is where your dedication meets a rewarding career.

Award winning health care services provider. We are recognized as a top place to work for dedicated, skilled health care professionals and as a leader in the Midwest for delivering exceptional, patient-centered Physician Services, Home Health, and Hospice Care.

Exceptional Benefits:

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Retirement Plan

Mileage Reimbursement

Company Vehicle Program

Cutting Edge Technology

Why You'll Enjoy Working with Us:

Enjoy no weekends and flexible schedules that adapt to your lifestyle.

Benefit from CME funding to stay at the forefront of your field.

Experience fast and easy credentialing so you can begin making an impact sooner.

Join a tight-knit community with collaboration and support.

Build meaningful connections with both your team and your patients.

Leverage back-office support staff to handle administrative tasks, allowing you to focus on patient care.

Utilize our dedicated education department with full-time training staff.

Start strong with a tailored onboarding process that meets you where you are, with a single point of contact.

Collaborate with colleagues to advance population health initiatives

Enjoy independent practice within a framework that values your expertise.

Engage in weekly touchpoints with peers and management to stay connected and supported.

Experience a limited patient census, allowing for meaningful time with your patients.

Be part of a team that offers non-stereotypical healthcare, breaking away from the mold.

Key Responsibilities

Nurse Practitioners provide primary and/or consultative professional care in a variety of care settings. The Nurse Practitioner will function in collaboration with physicians according to a Collaboration Arrangement. The Nurse Practitioner practice will focus on caring for geriatric and seriously ill populations to assist patients and families with comfort and quality of life.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Conducting medical evaluations of predominantly elderly, frail, seriously ill patients in their home environment

Determining follow up assessments according to patient need and best practice guidelines

Communicating significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the clinical coordinator, the physician, family, facility and other personnel involved with patient care

Assessing health status by obtaining relevant health and medical history.

Performing a physical exam based upon the age and patient history as per the Standard Care Arrangement with a collaborating physician

Ordering, interpreting and evaluating laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies to assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs

Performing diagnostic of therapeutic interventions consistent with certification, law and state medical privileges

Prescribing and monitoring medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through the appropriate State Board Agency

Developing a treatment plan in collaboration with the patient and caregivers

Referring patients to physicians as appropriate for consultation or for specialized health resources and treatment

Ensuring continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multidisciplinary care team or with other specialty areas

Providing patients and families an understanding of the diagnosis and disease progression while decreasing unnecessary emergency room and hospital visits

Holding case conferences with families when appropriate to advance the care plan

Meeting minimum productivity requirements based on practice standard.

Required Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing

Master's or doctoral degree as a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner

Current State License as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner

Nursing skills as defined by accepted nursing standards

Sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently

Must be able to lift at least 35lbs and bear the weight of an average adult effectively

Current and valid driver's license

Reliable transportation and valid automobile insurance coverage

Demonstrates ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients, families and caregivers in skilled-nursing facility settings

Demonstrates skill in nursing practice, ability to cope with family emotional stress and tolerance of individual lifestyles

Ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements and deadlines

Desired Qualifications

2 years clinical experience in a post-acute or as a Nurse Practitioner preferred

Experience with geriatric patients preferred.

Familiarity with Aprima EMR

Location

Office Location: 801 Rosehill Road, Jackson, MI 49202

Main Service Area: Greater Lansing area

Hours

Office hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

NO call or weekends

Background Screening

Optimal Care conducts a background screening upon acceptance of a contingent job offer. Background screening is completed by a third-party administrator, the Michigan Long-Term Care Partnership, and is performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.

Reasonable Accommodations

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Optimal Care is an equal opportunity employer.

Permanent