What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner-Lakewood position at Colorado Kidney Care?
Job Description
Job Description
At Colorado Kidney Care, we provide the highest quality, most comprehensive and up-to-date care for our patients. Our employees are talented, passionate health care professionals who know how to provide excellent patient care and customer service. We look for people who have a strong work ethic coupled with a positive outlook and a teamwork attitude, with the skills to match.
The ideal candidate must possess excellent computer skills as we are an electronic health record-based practice and provide outstanding customer service and patient care skills. We are seeking a qualified NP candidate to join our team who will work in our Lakewood outpatient clinics and surrounding areas and 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; annual salary offered at $100,000 to $105,000 for full time exempt position, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits package offered.
Employment at Colorado Kidney Care is contingent on successful completion of pre-employment screening and background check. This position will remain open until November 3, 2024.
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 tele-health visits on follow-up patients with CKD.
- Perform office consultations on specified hospital follow-ups who need prompt office follow-up.
- Patient education both in the 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.
- 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
- 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, lab work) 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.
- Cross coverage of other duties as needed, and other duties as assigned
Experience and Requirements :
Benefits :
We offer a competitive annual salary and excellent benefits including :
Salary : $100,000 - $105,000