Nurse Practitioner

Pomelo Care; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pomelo Care is launching a Colorado Springs clinic focused on men’s and women’s hormone health and medical weight management. We seek a founding lead NP to deliver direct patient care and shape the clinic’s protocols, workflows, and standards of care.

The NP will lead patient care, develop the clinical program, and participate in establishing eligibility criteria, prescribing protocols, and monitoring schedules as the practice grows.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with national board certification for adults.
• Active, unrestricted Colorado RN license and Colorado APRN registration.
• Full Colorado prescriptive authority by start date; mentorship requirements.
• Active DEA registration for prescribing testosterone by start date.
• At least two years of NP experience providing direct adult patient care.
• Strong assessment, laboratory interpretation, medication management, and patient counseling skills.
• Ability to work independently, recognize limits of expertise, and coordinate referrals.
• Current BLS certification and eligibility for professional liability coverage.
• Comfort working in a startup environment and helping establish clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive consultations, histories, examinations, and assessments for adult patients.
• Evaluate symptoms and laboratory findings, establish diagnoses, and determine whether treatment is appropriate.
• Develop individualized treatment plans for hormone therapy and medical weight management.
• Prescribe and manage medications, monitor treatment response, and adjust or discontinue therapy.
• Educate patients on outcomes, risks, alternatives, administration, nutrition, activity, and follow-up.
• Recognize contraindications, adverse effects, and when referral is needed.
• Maintain timely documentation and informed consent; manage results, refills, questions.
• Help establish eligibility criteria, protocols, and monitoring schedules for launch.
• Develop workflows for medication sourcing, administration, storage, education, and adverse-event response.
• Configure clinical documentation in EMR; train staff within delegation rules.
• Establish referral relationships and consultation pathways.
• Review clinical quality and outcomes and propose improvements.
• Evaluate new services before implementation and maintain clinical decisions.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Adult patient care

Clinical leadership

Prescribing medications

Independent practice

BLS certified

Education

NP program graduate

Colorado RN license

Colorado APRN registration

Prescriptive authority

DEA registration

Job description

Founding Lead Nurse Practitioner - Hormone Therapy & Medical Weight Management

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | On-siteAnticipated start: January 4, 2027

About the opportunity

We are launching a clinic in Colorado Springs focused on men’s and women’s hormone health and medical weight management. We are seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner to serve as our founding lead clinical provider, combining direct patient care with a meaningful role in developing the clinic’s protocols, workflows, and standards of care.

Our planned services include testosterone replacement therapy, appropriate hormone therapy for women, and medical weight management, including GLP-1 medications when clinically indicated. Additional services, including selected peptide therapies, will be evaluated based on clinical evidence, regulatory requirements, and provider expertise.

This is an opportunity for a clinician who enjoys building a practice, developing long-term patient relationships, and exercising sound clinical judgment. The ownership team will lead business operations, while the NP will lead patient care and help shape the clinical program.

ResponsibilitiesPatient care

• Perform comprehensive consultations, histories, examinations, and assessments for adult patients.
• Evaluate symptoms and laboratory findings, establish diagnoses, and determine whether treatment is appropriate.
• Develop individualized treatment plans for hormone therapy and medical weight management within your certification, competence, and scope of practice.
• Prescribe and manage medications, monitor treatment response, and adjust or discontinue therapy when appropriate.
• Educate patients on expected outcomes, risks, alternatives, medication administration, nutrition, physical activity, and follow-up requirements.
• Recognize contraindications, adverse effects, and conditions requiring referral or a higher level of care.
• Maintain timely, accurate documentation and informed consent; manage results, refill requests, and patient questions.

Clinical leadership and launch

• Help establish patient eligibility criteria, prescribing protocols, laboratory monitoring schedules, and follow-up standards before opening.
• Develop workflows for medication sourcing, administration, storage, patient education, and adverse-event response.
• Help select clinical supplies and configure clinical documentation in the electronic health record.
• Train and guide clinical support staff within applicable delegation rules.
• Establish referral relationships and consultation pathways for cases outside the clinic’s capabilities.
• Review clinical quality and patient outcomes and recommend improvements as the practice grows.
• Evaluate proposed new services before implementation and maintain clinical decisions based on patient needs and professional standards.

Required qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with current national board certification appropriate to the adult patient population served.
• Active, unrestricted Colorado RN license and Colorado APRN registration.
• Full Colorado prescriptive authority by the start date; this role requires a provider who has completed applicable mentorship requirements.
• Active DEA registration appropriate to prescribing responsibilities, including testosterone, by the start date.
• At least two years of NP experience providing direct adult patient care.
• Strong assessment, laboratory interpretation, medication management, and patient counseling skills.
• Ability to work independently, recognize limits of expertise, and coordinate referrals.
• Current BLS certification and eligibility for professional liability coverage.
• Comfort working in a startup environment and helping establish clinical systems.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in testosterone replacement, women’s hormone therapy or menopause care, obesity medicine, endocrinology, or a related outpatient setting.
• Experience prescribing and monitoring GLP-1 medications.
• Experience creating protocols, leading clinical staff, or helping launch a practice.
• Relevant continuing education or certifications in hormone therapy or obesity medicine.

What makes this role distinctive

You will have a direct voice in how the clinic delivers care, from the initial patient consultation to long-term monitoring. We are looking for a clinical partner who values thoughtful treatment decisions, clear patient education, and consistent follow-through, and who wants to help build a trusted local practice.