About this role
The Staff Pad has partnered with a growing, mission-driven healthcare organization in Lawrence, MA to recruit a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner for its primary care practice.
This is an opportunity to join an innovative practice focused on delivering exceptional care to older adults while enjoying real schedule flexibility and the ability to practice at the top of your license.
You'll provide comprehensive care to approximately 1,600 Medicare patients, many with complex healthcare needs, across the clinic, patients' homes, and senior living communities.
Schedule: Full-Time | Flexible Scheduling
What You’ll Do
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Assess,
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diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic conditions in older adults
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Lead
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Medicare Annual Wellness Visits and close preventive care gaps
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Prescribe
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and reconcile medications, and educate patients and caregivers
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Provide
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care management for high-risk and recently hospitalized patients
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Guide
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advance care planning and goals-of-care conversations
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Conduct
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home and facility visits across office, home, and senior living settings
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What We Are Looking For
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MSN
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or DNP from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
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Active
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Massachusetts NP/APRN license, with the ability to obtain New Hampshire
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licensure
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Board
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certification as an Adult-Gerontology, Gerontological, or Family NP (ANCC
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or AANP)
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Prescriptive
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authority and DEA registration, or eligibility to obtain
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Extensive
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experience caring for geriatric patients
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Valid
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driver's license and reliable transportation for home and facility visits
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Why You’ll Love It
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Flexible
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scheduling built around your life
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Clinical
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autonomy to practice at the top of your license
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Smaller patient panels that allow for longer,
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relationship-focused appointments with office-based providers
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averaging fewer than two patient visits per hour and providers serving
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patients in homes and senior living communities averaging just 6–8 visits
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per day
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Opportunity
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to care for patients in the clinic, their homes, and senior living
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communities
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Comprehensive, team-based care model with access to:
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Group
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visits, hypnosis, acupuncture, and chiropractic/myofascial medicine
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An
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on-site nurse care manager, community health worker, and behavioral
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health provider
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Collaborative
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resources that support whole-person, patient-centered care
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A
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mission-driven, innovative practice redefining primary care for older
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adults
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Collaboration
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with an experienced team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician
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assistants
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Meaningful,
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long-term relationships with patients and their families
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If you're passionate about delivering compassionate,
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patient-centered care to older adults and want the flexibility to build a
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rewarding career on your terms, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and
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make a lasting impact in the lives of the patients and communities you serve.