Manager, Nurse Practitioner (IKC)

DaVita Kidney Care; United States; Remote; USD 141,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Full-Time Nurse Practitioner Manager in Omaha, NE. The role will involve managing and supervising nurse practitioners, ensuring quality patient care for chronic kidney disease. Candidates should have a Master's degree in Nursing and experience in chronic disease management. This position offers a salary range of $141,000 to $194,000 annually, along with comprehensive benefits and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) match

Professional development programs

Qualifications

• Experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, or Case Management.
• At least 1-year experience in a supervisory role.
• Deal with confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of NPs and oversee their work, including field supervision.
• Manage NP quality and productivity.
• Identify workflow opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Experience in chronic disease management

Excellent verbal and written communication

Team leadership skills

Proficiency in MS Office

Organizational skills

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Overview

DaVita is looking for a Full-Time Nurse Practitioner (NP) Manager to join us in the Omaha, NE region. The Nurse Practitioner Manager leads and manages IKC nurse practitioners (NPs) in the Iowa and Nebraska market. In this role you will provide oversight, coaching, supervision and onboarding of NPs to ensure that quality, cost-effective care is provided for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and/or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients. You will participate in population health management and overall financial viability of the program. This role functions autonomously, yet in partnership with operational and clinical leadership on quality initiatives, outcomes and performance measurements. Managers may have a small patient roster, and flexes within reason, with the needs of the business such as providing coverage for open positions as needed.

About You

• You accept that things change quickly in a start-up environment and are willing to pivot quickly on priorities
• You excel at developing and fostering strong patient and family relationships that center on engagement, trust, honesty, empathy, follow-through and doing what’s best for the patient
• You are passionate about Innovation & Continuous Improvement
• You want to be on the cutting edge of value based care

Essential Functions

• Serve as the clinical lead for a team of NPs, and oversee their work; including providing in the field supervision and coaching. Ensure NP quality and productivity, including documenting findings, appropriate diagnoses, closing Plan of Care gaps, and accurate coding. Support NP hiring efforts and oversee onboarding of new NPs. Provide ongoing clinical guidance and training to NPs to improve understanding of CKD, ESKD, and commonly associated chronic conditions.
• Serve as key leader of clinical and operational strategy working with Medical Officer and Operations leadership. Identify opportunities to streamline NP workflow and focus management intensity on high risk, high-utilization members.
• Lead complex case reviews and timely support of complex case escalations of high utilization and high-risk members working with a team of specialized resources and patient’s care team, and payor resources.
• Know and comply with DaVita, PC policies and procedures in accordance with State and Federal regulations for patient care and services (CMS, HIPAA, OSHA, or other governing agencies); Standards necessary to maintain organizational accreditation (such as NCQA); and, State or Federal regulations of Injury Prevention and Safety Training Program
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP), or experience in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology or Case Management
• Experience in managing chronic diseases (CHF, diabetes, hypertension, diabetes)
• Manage pop. Health (hospitalization)
• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• At least 1-year experience in supervision or leadership role
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation regarding the needs and care of chronic disease
• Deals with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment
• Intermediate computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

What We’ll Provide

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

DaVita IKC (Integrated Kidney Care) is comprised of an innovative team who is committed to improving patient outcomes and improving quality of life. Come work with a team of passionate professionals to transform kidney care through a value-based, person-centered, comprehensive approach to kidney care.

DaVita Integrated Kidney Care (DaVita IKC) is an integrated care division of DaVita Inc. working on DaVita’s vision to provide integrated care to all ESRD patients, who are some of the most medically complex and vulnerable patient populations in the US. Our more than 600 dedicated nurses, care coordinators, nurse practitioners (NPs) and business professionals integrate and manage care for more than 20,000 patients with late-stage CKD and ESRD across the US each month.

We’ve proven that integrating care achieves the triple aim of improved patient quality of life, better outcomes and lower total cost of care. What sets DaVita IKC apart is that we not only provide great care management but we start with our heart with our patients and each other. We focus on creating both a great experience for our patients and a special place to work for our teammates.

What We’ll Provide (Continued)

We’re on a mission to revolutionize kidney care, with a vision of making integrated care the standard of care for all renal patients. To help us achieve our vision, we’re investing extensively in developing both our model of care and our team. When you join DaVita IKC, you’re joining a compassionate team committed to quality patient care. Through our commitment to training, growth and quality we consistently achieve superior clinical outcomes while giving teammates the opportunity to excel in an award-winning environment that enables them to thrive both professionally and personally.

Open/Location and Application Details

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

The Salary Range for the role is $141,000.00-$194,000.00 per year.

For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following note: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at DaVitaCareers

Equal Employment Opportunity: DaVita is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.