Job Description
Job Description
Full-Time Nurse Practitioner – Long-Term Care / Skilled Nursing
Baton Rouge, LA
Homedica House Calls is a trusted leader in innovative, patient-centered care. Serving patients across Louisiana and Mississippi, we provide high-quality medical services in long-term care, skilled nursing, in-home, and post-acute settings. Our mission is to improve health outcomes, enhance quality of life, and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations through proactive, provider-led care.
We are seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive medical management within long-term care and skilled nursing facilities in the Baton Rouge region.
Why Join Us?
At Homedica, we invest in our people through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) — a unique benefit that makes you a true employee-owner.
As part of our team, you’ll receive company stock at no cost to you, with benefits that include:
- Building long-term wealth for your future
- Enjoying a retirement benefit you don’t pay for
- Sharing directly in the success you help create every day
Responsibilities
- Provide primary and post-acute medical care in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities
- Perform admission, regulatory, routine, and acute visits
- Conduct comprehensive physical exams and manage chronic and acute conditions
- Monthly order reviews and gradual dose reductions for psychotropic medications.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests, labs, and imaging
- Prescribe and manage medications and individualized care plans
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary facility teams to support quality outcomes
- Ensure compliance with federal and Louisiana long-term care regulations
- Identify changes in condition and intervene to prevent avoidable hospitalizations
- Support goals-of-care discussions and advance care planning
- Participate in after-hours or on-call rotation as needed
Qualifications
- Active Nurse Practitioner license in Louisiana
- 1 year experience as a Nurse Practitioner preferred
- DEA license required
- Experience in long-term care, skilled nursing, hospice, or post-acute care preferred
- Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills
- Excellent time management and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with facility staff
- Strong documentation and communication skills
Preferred
- Familiarity with Louisiana long-term care regulations
- Experience in SNF/LTC medical management
- Experience with PCC or other long-term care EMRs
- Background in value-based or high-risk population management
Full-Time Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – company-paid ownership benefit
- Competitive pay with increased earning potential
- Health, dental, vision & life insurance
- Short-term & long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- Cell phone allowance
- Mileage reimbursement (adjusted for fuel price changes)
- Career advancement opportunities
Make a difference in the lives of long-term care residents — and your own — with Homedica. Apply today!