Nurse Practitioner, VBC San Antonio

U.S. Renal Care; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Voluntary benefits

401k

Virtual Care

Life Insurance

PTO

Job summary

U.S. Renal Care in San Antonio, TX is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to support nephrology services. You will perform ESKD rounding, assess patients, order tests, and coordinate care under practice nephrologists.

The role emphasizes holistic care, patient education, and collaboration with dialysis teams, hospital discharge staff, and PCPs. You should have an active Texas AP license and nephrology experience.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as an Advanced Practitioner in Texas.
• Firm understanding of protocols, policies and operations of a physician practice.
• 2 years nephrology experience is a strong plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• ESKD rounding, including limited and comprehensive visits under nephrologists.
• Holistic ESKD patient care management including activation, depression, risk of hospitalization.
• ESKD patient education and annual disease management visits.
• Care collaboration with nephrologists, dialysis teams, hospital discharge staff and PCPs.
• CKD clinical care and kidney disease education for patients.
• Perform examinations, order tests, plan and adjust treatments as needed.
• Document medical information and maintain EMR.
• Promote GUEST customer service standards and team collaboration.
• Attend and participate in team-based care with reliability.

Skills

Nephrology

Advanced Practitioner

Clinical care

Patient education

Team collaboration

Education

Advanced Practice License (APN/PA) in Texas

Nephrology experience

Job description

Responsibilities

SUMMARY

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties and tasks may be assigned.

Primary duties include:

• ESKD rounding, including limited and comprehensive visits, under the guidance of practice nephrologists
• ESKD hollistic patient care management including but not limited to patient activation, depression, high risk of hospitalization, transition of care and co-morbid medical issue oversight
• ESKD patient education
• ESKD comprehensive disease management annual visits
• Care collaboration with with nephrologists, dialysis center IDT, Kidneylink IDT, hospital discharge care coordination team, PCPs and sub-specialisits as clinically indicated
• CKD clinical care and kidney disease education
• Other duties and tasks as assigned

Functions performed during above duties:

• Perform physical examinations of patients to evaluate health and diagnose illnesses
• Order and assess diagnostic tests, such as x-rays and laboratory tests
• Determine, plan, and initiate appropriate treatment, and adjust treatment if necessary
• Prescribe medications
• Document medical information of patients and maintain electronic medical records
• Educate, instruct, and counsel patients and families on presenting health problems, treatment plans, and home care, and encourage and promote preventative health care and positive health behaviors
• Request consultation or referral with other health care providers, such as physicians and clinics, collaborate with Kidneylink RN Care Manager
• Actively promotes GUEST customer service standards; develops effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Participates in team concepts and promote a team effort; performs duties in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required for the job.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Requirements include:

• Current license to practice as an Advanced Practitioner in the state performing duties
• Ideal candidate will have a firm understanding of the protocols, policies and operations of a physician practice.
• Must have necessary specialty certification 2 years clinical work experience Nephrology experience a strong plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefit Details

All Full-Time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical / Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary benefits
• 401k with employer match
• Virtual Care
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• PTO

All Part Time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• 401k with employer match
• PTO