Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Advanced Therapeutics

UMass Memorial Health; Worcester (MA); Remote; USD 128,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Generous PTO

Sudent Loan Assistance Program

CME time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health seeks an experienced Advanced Practice Provider to join its Advanced Therapeutics Program. This fully remote 40-hour telehealth role focuses on obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic care, delivering autonomous patient management and care pathway development.

Candidates should have MA NP/PA licensure, a Master’s degree, and 2+ years in APP roles managing chronic conditions, with strong telehealth and virtual care experience.

Qualifications

• Current Massachusetts NP or PA licensure and Master’s degree.
• Certification from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• BLS and ACLS certification.
• Minimum of 2+ years of APP experience managing chronic conditions and telehealth.
• Experience prescribing and managing advanced therapeutics (GLP-1s, SGLT2 inhibitors, PCSK9 inhibitors, weight management medications).

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive telehealth visits for patients with obesity and cardiometabolic conditions.
• Initiate and manage advanced therapeutics (GLP-1s, dual incretin therapies, SGLT2 inhibitors, etc.).
• Monitor laboratory results, adjust medications, and ensure safe treatment plans.
• Educate and empower patients on lifestyle modification and disease management.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team and support medication access.

Skills

Telehealth experience

Clinical independence

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Massachusetts NP/PA licensure

Master’s degree

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Hiring Range

$127,587.20 - $160,763.20

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

UMass Memorial Health is seeking an experienced and innovative Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our growing Advanced Therapeutics Program. This is a 40‑hour, fully remote position where you will play a key role in managing patients with obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic conditions through telehealth.

Given the innovative and evolving nature of this program, we are seeking candidates with at least 2+ years of relevant provider clinical experience and a strong interest in virtual care delivery, care model development, and chronic medication management. This is an excellent opportunity for providers who value clinical autonomy, collaboration, and contributing to the development of new care pathways.

Key Highlights

• Conduct comprehensive telehealth visits for patients with obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic conditions
• Initiate and manage advanced therapeutics (GLP-1s, dual incretin therapies, oral weight management agents, SGLT2 inhibitors, PCSK9 inhibitors, etc.)
• Monitor laboratory results, adjust medications, and ensure safe, effective treatment plans
• Educate and empower patients on lifestyle modification, disease management, and medication adherence
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team, including physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, and behavioral health specialists
• Support patients with medication access, including prior authorizations and adherence strategies
• Utilize analytics and patient data to track outcomes and optimize care plans
• Contribute to program development, workflow optimization, and quality improvement initiatives

Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• Flexible hours (4-5 days per week)
• 100% remote
• No weekends or holidays

Qualifications

Required:

• Current Massachusetts NP or PA licensure and Master’s degree
• Certification from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in an APP role managing chronic conditions (obesity, diabetes, cardiometabolic disease)
• Experience prescribing and managing advanced therapeutics (GLP-1s, SGLT2 inhibitors, PCSK9 inhibitors, weight management medications)
• Comfort working in a fully virtual care environment
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team

Preferred

• Experience with Epic EMR
• Experience in telehealth or digital health environments
• Interest in population health, preventive care, and value-based care models

Remote Work Eligibility

Candidates must reside in one of the following approved states: CT, MA, MD, MI, NH, FL

Top Tier Benefits To Reflect Your Value And Needs

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off
• Student Loan Education Assistance Program
• Practice allowance and CME time
• Hospital liability insurance
• Retirement plans including pension and 401(k)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.