At Community Physicians, we are a dedicated, multi-specialty medical group focused on providing exceptional, relationship-based care to older adults in skilled nursing and post-acute settings. Our mission is to improve health outcomes, enhance care transitions, and preserve the dignity of every patient we serve.
Why You Should Join Us?
1. Purpose-Driven Work:
You will play a vital role in caring for medically complex older adults during their most vulnerable health transitions. Your expertise will directly impact patient outcomes, reduce hospital readmissions, and improve quality of life.
2. Collaborative and Supportive Environment:
We believe in the power of partnership. You’ll work closely with facility staff, families, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure seamless, compassionate, and coordinated care.
3. Clinical Excellence and Innovation:
We prioritize evidence-based practices and continuity of care, bringing clinical excellence to every bedside. Our model allows you to practice meaningful medicine while making a tangible difference in patients’ lives.
4. Professional Growth and Leadership:
As part of our team, you’ll have opportunities to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of geriatric care in our community. We invest in our providers’ development and support their journey toward excellence.
5. A Culture of Compassion and Respect:
We are committed to treating every patient with dignity, empathy, and respect—and we extend that same commitment to our team. Here, you’ll be part of a culture that values each member’s contribution and well-being.
Primary Care
Location: Orland Park, IL
The Role
This position is designed for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) who wants to practice Outpatient Clinical Care in a supportive, collaborative environment. You will be fully integrated into the physician’s practice where you will:
- Work alongside a lead physician to co-manage a defined panel of geriatric patients
- Collaborate with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals, providing high-quality care to patients in an outpatient clinic setting.
- Perform preventative screenings and lead important discussions regarding long-term goals of care.
- Review and update patient medication lists to ensure accuracy, and order appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures
- Maintain and review patien
t records, charts, and other pertinent information accurately and efficiently. - Maintain a high level of independent clinical decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
- Ensure patients receive care across the entire continuum and provide secondary support within various post-acute settings such as AL/IL and SNFs.
What Makes This Role Unique
Direct Mentorship
You will work closely with a fellowship-trained geriatrician who enjoys teaching and case discussion. Expect active collaboration, real-time feedback, and meaningful clinical development.
Complex Medicine
You will manage:
- Polypharmacy
- Frailty syndromes
- Dementia care
- High-utilizer patients
- Advanced care planning
- Chronic disease optimization
If you enjoy nuanced, thinking medicine, this is for you. For those interested, a long-term leadership trajectory may include involvement in clinic management, clinical operations strategy, program expansion, and interdisciplinary team development, allowing you to grow not just as a clinician, but as a clinical leader in geriatric care.
Ideal Candidate
- Board-certified NP or PA
- Interest in geriatrics (experience preferred but not required)
- Comfortable in multiple care settings
- Strong communicator with patients and families
- Detail-oriented and thoughtful clinician
- Values mentorship and team-based practice
- 3+ years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner
Schedule & Structure
- Full-time
- Mix of clinic days and facility rounding days
- Predictable schedule structure
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $120k+ annually
- Productivity bonus up to $20k annually
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible spending account (HSA)
- Paid time off (PTO)
- 401(k)
- Life insurance
- Referral program
- Apple iPad provided
- Malpractice insurance coverage
- $2,000 allowance for CME courses
- $2,000 loyalty bonus
Why This Role Matters
Our aging population deserves clinicians who understand the complexity of late-life medicine. This position offers the opportunity to build deep relationships with patients and practice thoughtful, high-quality geriatric care in a supportive environment.
If you want to become excellent at geriatric medicine, we would love to meet you.