Job Description:
We are Colorado Kidney Care, the largest private nephrology practice, with offices across the Denver metro area, and we are looking for one full time exemplary Advanced Practitioner to join our team!
We are seeking a qualified NP candidate to join our team who will work in the Lakewood area. This position will care for Colorado Kidney care office patients as well outpatient dialysis patients. All candidates must be able and willing to travel to different work locations regularly; reliable transportation is required.
We offer competitive pay range $113,000-$115,000 annual salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits including:
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance and 401k Plan
- Holiday pay, paid sick time, and generous paid time-off plan
- Education reimbursement
Employment at Colorado Kidney Care is contingent on successful completion of pre-employment process which includes background check and professional references.
We employ a collaborative model of care, with responsibilities including:
Responsibilities and Duties:
- To round, assess and evaluate as directed on each ESRD patient in the dialysis units to which you have been assigned. ESRD patient duties include: chair-side visits and charting of each visit, filling of prescriptions both chair-side and by phone, contacting referring physicians regarding clinical issues, assisting with arrangement of tests when assistance is needed from the dialysis staff to clarify medical issues, and completing annual History and Physicals on ESRD patients as needed.
- Evaluate plan of care, adjust as indicated.
- Perform in-person office visits and televisits on follow-up patients with CKD.
- Perform office consults on specified hospital follow-ups who need prompt office follow-up.
- Patient education both in office and via phone calls to communicate physician instructions regarding; medication changes, requested diagnostic follow-up/labs, diet changes, next visit, etc.
- Diabetes education including: diet, exercise, monitoring, medication management, problem solving, coping strategies, and co-morbid risk reduction strategies.
- Assist with patient referrals and coordination of care regarding dialysis, transplant, access, and dietary services.
- Maintain contact with patients to ensure anticipated therapeutic objectives are being met (i.e. weight, BP, diet, labwork) and communicate with treating nephrologist regarding objectives.
- Assist physicians with EHR documentation by annotating physicians completely on all interactions and patient care issues regarding their patients.
- Entry, Review, Refill and Maintenance of medications in EHR
- EHR software patient care data entry must be accurate and timely; you are expected to document all patient care interactions and pertinent medical record information in the EHR charts. This includes both in person office visits as well as phone calls with the patient.
- Answering and triage of phone calls from patients seeking advice/clarification that the office staff cannot answer.
- Maintenance and upkeep of incoming messages via EHR and email; this includes timely responding and follow up
- Cross coverage of other duties as needed, and other duties as assigned