Nurse Practitioner

Brio Living Services • Blackman Charter Township, MI

9d • $120,000 - $124,000

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner works with Thome PACE’s interdisciplinary team to care for medically complex older adults in Jackson, Michigan. The role collaborates with nursing, social work, therapy, pharmacy, dietetics, home care, transportation, and scheduling to develop clinically appropriate, participant-centered, and resource-responsible care plans. The Nurse Practitioner supports assigned participants through routine and acute care, clinical monitoring, required assessments, medication management, diagnostic testing, specialty follow-up, and coordination with external care partners. The position also contributes to palliative and end-of-life care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, participants, families, and external providers.

This is an exempt, salaried position requiring a minimum of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The schedule does not include weekends or holidays.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university, with graduation from a certificate or accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Valid nursing license and educational degree or diploma.
• At least five years of combined experience as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner.
• Current Michigan Controlled Substance License and DEA registration.
• Current specialty certification to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Perform health histories, physical examinations, and patient education.
• Order, interpret, and follow up on laboratory tests and results.
• Perform selected procedures and document care orally and in writing.
• Assess, diagnose, treat, and coordinate participant care.
• Recognize abnormalities requiring immediate referral for further intervention.
• Initiate and evaluate orders for medications, diagnostic studies, and treatments within physician-approved protocols.
• Provide emergency care as needed.
• Collaborate with emergency-room physicians and hospital staff to manage care, prevent unnecessary hospitalizations, and facilitate timely discharge.
• Maintain clinical responsibility for an assigned participant panel, including routine and acute care, required assessments, medication management, diagnostic testing, specialty follow-up, and ongoing clinical monitoring.
• Ensure orders, referrals, test results, specialty recommendations, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and significant changes in condition receive timely clinical review and appropriate follow-up.
• Provide or coordinate clinical management for participants receiving palliative or end-of-life care, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, participants, families, and external care partners.
• Act as a liaison with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to support integrated care.
• Collaborate with attending physicians to request consultations from contracted services or providers as needed.
• Coordinate care with outside providers, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult foster care, and hospitals.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and contribute to holistic participant care planning.
• Collaborate in developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating participant plans of care as an interdisciplinary team member.
• Respond promptly to clinical communications from the interdisciplinary team, nursing, scheduling, pharmacy, and others that require provider review or direction.
• Review missed, cancelled, or incomplete specialty services and provide timely clinical direction on continued need, alternative treatment, or follow-up.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team when services outside the established PACE network or service delivery system are being considered.
• Educate participants and families on preventive health maintenance, particularly for chronic conditions.
• Participate in family conferences to provide education and support care planning.
• Participate actively in quality improvement processes to enhance care delivery.
• Complete clinical documentation, orders, assessments, referrals, follow-up, and other assigned provider responsibilities.

Benefits

• Six weeks of flexible time off per year, plus paid holidays.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance for full-time team members, starting on the first of the month after 30 days of hire.
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
• Daily Pay, allowing employees to transfer daily earnings.
• Team member referral bonus of $500.
• Tuition assistance and school scholarships of up to $3,000 per semester.
• Wellness program and reimbursement of $120 per year.
• Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time