Job Description & Benefits

Role and responsibilities

The Opportunity

This Nurse Practitioner will be the first hire. Starting a program requires flexibility and patience, but it affords the opportunity to play a pivotal role in defining the initiative’s clinical direction. You will have direct access to top leaders to provide feedback on innovation and care redesign. It also means that, pending performance, there will be future leadership opportunities as we scale the program.

Compensation

The NP will receive a competitive base salary, but given the unique role of being a first hire, additional compensation will be provided for meeting pre-determined clinical milestones. This is an exciting opportunity to meaningfully share in the success of a new, high-impact initiative.

Role Specifics

Location: You will work from a portfolio of 3-8 dialysis centers within the Chesapeake/Norfolk, VA market.

Hours: Your schedule will revolve around the time patients will come into the dialysis units, primarily between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Monday-Friday). You will have clinical autonomy to determine which patients to see and during which time.

Expectations

• Average 10-12 patient visits per day.
• Coordinate patient follow-ups to proactively address patient concerns, including coordinating care with other providers, ordering key labs, and prescribing medication.
• Build clinical relationships with nephrologists, dialysis teammates, integrated care teammates, and local PCPs and specialists.
• Conduct annual comprehensive health evaluations.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in Primary Care, Internal Medicine, or Gerontology.
• License to practice autonomously
• DEA license and comfort in prescribing for chronic diseases typically associated with ESRD, such as congested heart failure.
• Experience with dialysis or nephrology (preferred, but not required)
• Demonstrated expertise in the management of chronic health conditions, including but not limited to diabetes, hypertension, chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., COPD), and heart disease.
• Proven experience in prescribing and managing medications: ability to initiate, titrate, and monitor therapies such as insulin, antihypertensive, statins, and other evidence-based treatments aligned with current clinical guidelines.
• Must live local to Chesapeake/Norfolk, VA area.
  
  

Benefits

Not Applicable

Schedule & Compensation

Job schedule

Five 8 hour shifts

Hiring timeline

Immediate (under 30 days)

Productivity bonus

Clinical Outcomes (MIPs)

Compensation structure

Salary + productivity bonus

Salary

$130,000 - $170,000

Clinical & Practice Info

Clinical setting(s)

Inpatient or hospital-based Outpatient

Facility type

Retail clinic Urgent care Private practice

Practice type

Acute care Other

Candidate Preferences

Desired Specialty Experience

Primary Care / Family Practice Internal Medicine

Required APRN license(s)

Virginia

Preferred Credentials

ANP CPNP-AC CPNP-PC FNP NNP

Years Of Experience Required

4+ years

Required language proficiency

English