Nurse Practitioner

We are Colorado Kidney Care, the largest private nephrology practice,with offices across the Denver metro area, and we are looking for onefull time exemplary Advanced Practitioner to join our team!

We are seeking a qualified NP candidate to join our team who willwork 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

Employment at Colorado Kidney Care is contingent on successful completion of pre-employment process which includes background checkand 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 inthe dialysis units to which you have been assigned. ESRD patientduties include: chair-side visits and charting of each visit,filling of prescriptions both chair-side and by phone, contactingreferring physicians regarding clinical issues, assisting witharrangement of tests when assistance is needed from the dialysisstaff 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-uppatients with CKD.
• Perform office consults on specified hospital follow-ups who needprompt 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, andco-morbid risk reduction strategies.
• Assist with patient referrals and coordination of care regardingdialysis, transplant, access, and dietary services.
• Maintain contact with patients to ensure anticipated therapeuticobjectives are being met (i.e. weight, BP, diet, labwork) and communicate with treating nephrologist regarding objectives.
• Assist physicians with EHR documentation by annotating physicianscompletely 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 withthe patient.
• Answering and triage of phone calls from patients seekingadvice/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

Experience and Requirements:

Must have completed an NP degree from an accredited program

Must be board-certified

Current BLS certification

New grads considered with solid clinical work history as RN in Chronic Disease/ICU/med-surg/cardiology/dialysis or other related,intense specialty

Must have prescriptive authority in the state of Colorado
or have an active and valid DEA number.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills required

Strong computer skills and ability to learn new software quickly andeasily. Knowledge and experience with EHR systems is preferred.

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