Job Information
Somatus Nurse Practitioner in Nashville, Tennessee
Overview
As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home.
It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?
Showing Up Somatus Strong
We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:
Authenticity: We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.
Collaboration: We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.
Empowerment: We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.
Innovation: We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions.
Tenacity: We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.
Showing Up for You
We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:
Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)
Accrual of 3 weeks’ Vacation (PTO)
Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
Community engagement opportunities
And more!
The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for the delivery of medical care to patients primarily with CKD and/or ESRD/ESKD. The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for caring for patients, maintaining accurate and current patient records and scheduling and administering follow-up appointments to patients as required. The successful candidate will work as a team with our field-based nurses, community health workers, and physicians and assist in delivering premium care to every patient. Primary duties include patient health assessment, creating strategies to improve or manage patient's health, and introduce habits for health promotion. Generally, nurse practitioners perform the important task of educating patients about preventative care and prescribed treatments. The incumbent may also conduct physicals, order tests, prescribe medications, and serve as a coordinator with the patient's primary healthcare provider and their specialists.
This a remote role where TN licensure is required but candidate must be able/ willing to cross license in other states for market need.
Responsibilities
Conduct assessments, which may include annual wellness exams on patients both in the patients’ home and in the dialysis centers.
Provide the full spectrum of clinical care, including providing consultations, follow up visits, and urgent episodic care to patients with or at risk for kidney disease.
Responsible for provision of care and licensure in several states where needed, providing direct care predominantly telehealth in addition to in-home face to face care on an asynchronous as well as longitudinal basis
Counsel and educates patients and families about benefits and programs available to help them live healthier lives.
Document items such as: appropriate chief complaint, all applicable diagnosis, past medical, family, and social history, review of systems, examinations, medications, allergies, assessment and plan.
Responsible for the coordination of care with primary care providers, specialists and appropriate ancillary services.
Complete all documentation and paperwork in a timely manner.
Maintain quality of care standards as defined by the practice.
This position will not be office-based but will be remote in state in which employed and will need to attend periodic training/meetings outside of that state.
Ability totravel and visitat member’s homes as needed.
Provide bridge care for members around transitions of care and can involved perscribing medication and ordering appropriate testing for diagnostics.
Facilitate closing gaps in care by educating patients about preventive monitoring and working with physician practices to schedule diagnostic testing.
Assist patients with enrolling to access educational videos.
Participate in the integrated care team meetings.
Make assessment of patient’s health status and develop treatment plans.
Implement a plan consistent with appropriate plan of care.
Follow-up and evaluate patient’s status.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required
Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license.
Board certified by ANCC or AANP.
Current and unrestricted DEA certificate.
Ability to work without direct supervision and practice autonomously.
Must have reliable transportation
Must be proficient with medical instruments and equipment required by the work.
Knowledge of computer-based data management programs and information systems, as well as medical records and point-of-interview technology.
Ability to communicate effectively, in verbal and written form, with retail and medical partners at various levels, patients, family members, physicians and representatives of the community.
Sound understanding of all federal and state regulations including HIPAA and OSHA.
Proven knowledge of disease diagnosis and prevention.
Willingness to obtain other licensure in states where requested for Somatus Medical Group business needs and credential with requested payers.
Ability to travel domestically
Ability to be flexible to accommodate work teams and members.
Preferred
2 or more years of NP experience preferred.
Managed Care/IPA/Health Plan experience.
Experience conducting annual wellness visits or similar comprehensive visits in the home.
Experience with a nephrology practice
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Our priority is the health and safety of our members, colleagues, partners, and community. Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is required for employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company pursuant to applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.