Location:
Aurora, IL
Aurora is Illinois' second-largest city, located along the Fox River about 40 miles west of downtown Chicago. It offers a diverse community, a revitalized downtown with a thriving arts and dining scene, and an extensive network of parks and riverfront trails. With Metra rail access to Chicago, it's an ideal setting for healthcare professionals who want suburban affordability with big-city amenities close at hand.
Facility:
This well-established community health center serves a diverse patient population across the Fox Valley region, providing comprehensive, accessible care to the communities it serves. The organization offers a collaborative, team-based environment in which advanced practice providers work closely with physicians, nurses, and support staff to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.
Opportunity:
Advanced Practice - Nurse Practitioner - Family Medicine - Outpatient
Job Details:
- Full-time, permanent outpatient family nurse practitioner position
- Work under a collaborative agreement with a health center physician
- Provide preventive, acute, and chronic disease care for patients across the lifespan
- Assess medical and psychosocial histories, perform physical exams (including gynecological and breast exams), and develop treatment plans
- Order, perform, and interpret laboratory tests as part of patient care
- Provide family planning services, including contraception management, pregnancy testing and options counseling, emergency contraception, and confidential adolescent services
- Provide patient education and counseling to support informed treatment decisions
- Consult with or refer patients to the collaborating physician or other resources as needed
- Participate in quality improvement activities, including chart audits and patient satisfaction initiatives
- Complete clinical documentation in a timely manner
Requirements:
- Active Illinois RN and APRN licenses with prescriptive authority
- Active DEA registration
- Master's degree from an advanced practice nursing program, with family NP training
- Board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
- Current CPR certification
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
- Valid driver's license and ability to drive
Compensation:
- Competitive pay and malpractice!
