First Call Medical Services
Hiring organization · Based in Chicago, IL
The city
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- 4% above the national average
- BEA index 103.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,440/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $77,902/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
First Call Medical Services, operating through its First Call Urology (FCU) division, is a specialty urology company based in the Chicago, Illinois 60617 area serving the Northwest Indiana and Chicago metro region.
More about First Call Medical Services
FCU delivers specialist-level urological care directly to patients residing in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and long-term care (LTC) communities, eliminating the need for residents to travel off-site for urology consultations. The organization's model embeds dedicated urology nurses as on-site clinical specialists within a defined cluster of nursing facilities. Nurses working for FCU serve as the 'clinical backbone' of the nursing home urology program, functioning as field-based clinicians who travel daily between assigned facilities. The role encompasses clinical care delivery, care coordination, chronic disease management, and staff education. Nurses collaborate closely with FCU's urology providers, facility nursing staff, and Directors of Nursing to implement a comprehensive urology care program. This is a autonomous, community-based nursing model rather than a traditional hospital or clinic setting. The position is structured as a full-time, field-based registered nurse role with a defined territory of skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. The nature of the work requires comfort with independent clinical decision-making, strong interpersonal skills for cross-facility collaboration, and willingness to travel extensively as part of the regular workday.
FCU's stated mission centers on delivering specialist-level urological care directly to patients in skilled nursing and long-term care communities without requiring residents to leave their beds. The organization values bedside care delivery, clinical excellence in urology, and collaboration with facility nursing teams to improve resident outcomes.
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Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Specialty urology focus offering dedicated clinical expertise role
- Collaborative work environment with urology providers and facility nursing staff
- Staff education component providing teaching opportunities
- Comprehensive care coordination role spanning multiple facilities
- Defined cluster of assigned facilities providing structured territory
- Bedside specialty care delivery model that reduces resident transport burden
The hard parts
- Daily travel between multiple facilities required as a field-based role
- High clinical responsibility as the designated on-site urology specialist
- Potential isolation working independently across multiple facility sites
- Complexity of coordinating care across different SNF/LTC organizations and nursing teams
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UROLOGY NURSE — REGISTERED NURSE (RN) First Call Urology
$37/hr
Chicago, IL
- RN
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