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GuideStar Eldercare
Hammond, Indiana

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner Top 25% in Geriatrics (NP)Full-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

As a Nurse Practitioner at Guidestar Eldercare, you will have the opportunity to address the suffering of an aging population afflicted with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurocognitive disorders in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Experience the autonomy of private practice, but with an assigned caseload, the collaboration of corporate clinical leadership, and the administrative support of our in-house scheduling, coding, and billing departments.

As part of a multidisciplinary team which works to actively promote patient safety, functionality, and dignity, your contributions to our behavior health-centered patient care will include:

  • Travel daily to assigned facilities from your home.
  • Provide initial evaluations, continuing therapy services, and cognitive testing.
  • Document the need and extent of services for each patient.
  • Create and maintain positive professional relationships with client facilities, patients, and their families.

Benefits of Working Here

  • Industry leading salary with additional income potential through productivity bonus
  • Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401K
  • Employee Only’ medical premiums are 100% company paid
  • Annual CME/CEU reimbursement up to $1,500
  • In-house CME-CEU credit offerings (ANCC accredited)
  • 60-day new-hire training program
  • Four (4) weeks paid time off
  • Seven (7) paid holidays
  • State licensing reimbursement
  • Company provided medical malpractice insurance

Qualifications

Proof of State Licensure

  • Pass pre-employment background check and drug screening.
  • Complete credentialing process.

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All GuideStar employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu. GuideStar follows all applicable laws; contact humanresources@guidestareldercare.com for more information. Testing for illegal drugs will be administered to all final candidates for whom an offer of employment has been extended.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will travel to nursing homes and assisted living facilities to provide initial evaluations, therapy services, and cognitive testing for patients with neurocognitive disorders. They will also document patient services and maintain professional relationships with facilities, patients, and their families.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationBehavioral healthClinical documentationGeriatric careDementia careAlzheimer's careMultidisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner at GuideStar Eldercare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Geriatrics (NP) — ranked against 604 active Geriatrics (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Geriatrics — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Salary Distribution34 jobs · 28 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
61% this job
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 604 Geriatrics (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Hammond

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$189k
Typical market rent
$1,498/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About GuideStar Eldercare

Medical Practices
Crown Point, Indiana
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Industry leading salary
Productivity bonus
Medical, dental, vision
401K
Employee Only medical premiums 100% company paid
Annual CME/CEU reimbursement up to $1,500
In-house CME-CEU credit offerings
60-day new-hire training program