Description Make an Impact Where It Matters Most! At Alteas Health, we believe exceptional providers deserve the opportunity to practice medicine with purpose. Our Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants deliver specialized Cardiology care directly to patients in Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Post-Acute Care communities, helping improve outcomes for medically complex patients while building meaningful relationships with those they serve.
If you're looking for clinical autonomy, physician collaboration, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact every day, we'd love to meet you.
Assigned Territory This position serves patients throughout the Joliet area, providing specialty care at Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Post-Acute Care facilities located in Joliet, West Chicago, Wilmington, and surrounding communities. Daily travel within the assigned territory is expected to support patient care and operational needs.
Providers enjoy a full-time, Monday through Friday daytime schedule with no regularly scheduled weekends or traditional on-call responsibilities, allowing for an exceptional work-life balance.
What You'll Do As a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with Alteas Health, you'll provide specialty Cardiology services while working collaboratively with physicians, facility staff, and interdisciplinary care teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.
Responsibilities
include: Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute, chronic, and episodic cardiovascular conditions. Develop individualized treatment plans using evidence-based clinical practice. Order, interpret, and communicate laboratory studies, imaging, and other diagnostic testing. Prescribe medications and treatments within your scope of practice. Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and ongoing care. Coordinate care with physicians, nursing staff, therapy, pharmacy, social services, and other healthcare professionals. Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation. Round at assigned Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Post-Acute Care facilities. Build strong relationships with facility leadership and clinical teams. Represent Alteas Health with professionalism, integrity, compassion, and clinical excellence.
- What We're Looking For Required Qualifications Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the applicable state(s) of practice.
- Current national certification appropriate to licensure.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Minimum six (6) months of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant clinical experience.
