What You’ll Be Doing
You are the reason a resident who couldn't tolerate 30 minutes of PT last week is walking to the dining room this week.
As Fortis Care's Physiatry Advanced Practice Provider, you round at our partner skilled nursing facility in Savannah and see the residents who are stuck — the ones whose knee pain, shoulder impingement, spasticity, or neuropathic pain is keeping them from participating in therapy. You assess what's blocking them, you treat it, and you hand them back to the therapy team ready to work.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate residents flagged by therapy or nursing as unable to progress — a focused functional, musculoskeletal, and neuromuscular exam to find the actual barrier.
- Treat it directly: peripheral joint and soft-tissue injections (knees, shoulders, hips), spasticity management including botulinum toxin, trigger point and dry needling, and targeted medication management.
- Build the plan with PT/OT, nursing, and the attending team — including DME, bracing, and adaptive equipment — so the functional gain sticks after you leave the room
- Follow through: recheck, adjust, document, and escalate or refer anything outside physiatry's lane.
- Teach: you become the facility's go-to resource on therapy readiness, mobility, fall prevention, and pain that's getting in the way of recovery.
Who Thrives Here
- You want to own a panel and be the expert in the building, not the seventh provider in a rotation.
- You're interested in procedures — or already doing them — and want to build real volume in peripheral joint injections and spasticity management.
- You like geriatric and post-acute medicine and find complexity interesting rather than exhausting.
- You're comfortable making decisions independently and know when to pick up the phone.
- You want measurable wins: a resident who regains transfers, a discharge home instead of long-term care, a readmission that didn't happen.
Skills & Abilities
- Strong clinical knowledge of adult and geriatric medicine, with expertise in post-surgical, post-acute, and chronic disease management.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the poise to manage high expectations from discerning patients, families, and referring physicians.
- Ability to manage a patient panel efficiently while maintaining a high standard of care and an unhurried bedside manner.
Qualifications
- Current Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in the state of Georgia.
- For NPs: certification in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, or Family Practice required. For PAs: current NCCPA certification required.
- Must have an unrestricted DEA license or wiling to obtain (we reimburse you)
- Minimum 1–2 years of NP or PA experience preferred; experience in subacute rehab, post-acute, SNF, or geriatrics strongly preferred.
- Ability to work independently in a facility setting with physician support.
- Familiarity with EHR systems and clinical documentation best practices.
Benefits Package
- Flexible schedule that you set
- No nights, no weekends, and no call coverage
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus paid holidays
- Healthcare reimbursement account to cover medical, vision, and dental insurance or other qualified medical expenses
- $1,000 CME or licensing renewal
- 401(k) Plan after first year of employment
- Paid malpractice coverage ($1M/$3M) including tail coverage
- Paid hands-on procedural training in joint injections, spasticity management and physiatry workflows
- Ongoing mentorship from our physician-led clinical team, plus peer case review with other Fortis physiatry providers
Why Fortis Care
At Fortis Care, we believe every patient deserves attentive, high-quality care delivered where they are. Our physician-led team partners with nursing facilities to provide expert, consistent, and compassionate medical services right at the bedside.
We take a holistic approach to health, combining expert clinical care with chronic care coordination to ensure patients’ needs are met across the continuum of care. By focusing on quality, efficiency, and teamwork, we improve outcomes and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations while treating every patient with dignity and respect.
As part of Fortis Care, you’ll join a collaborative, mission-driven team that values independence, ownership, and doing the right thing for patients and partners. We invest in our clinicians, celebrate hard work, and provide opportunities to grow alongside a company that is redefining post-acute care.