Nurse Practitioner - Virginia

Nurse Practitioner - Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Nurse Practitioner Opportunity in the Chesapeake/Norfolk, VA Market

Compensation: USD $130,000 $170,000 / yr

* Bonus available for achieving key clinical metrics, up to 60% of base salary*

Onsite: Monday-Friday role.

Our client is seeking a highly motivated and innovative Nurse Practitioner to be their founding NP, helping them to build and shape this groundbreaking program. The Nurse Practitioner will be the first hire. You will have direct access to top organizational leaders to provide feedback on innovation and care redesign. It also means that, pending performance, there will be future leadership opportunities as they scale the program.

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 predetermined milestones. This is an exciting opportunity to meaningfully share in the success of a new, high-impact initiative.

Location: You will work from a portfolio of 3-8 DaVita dialysis centres 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. 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:

• 5+ years of independent primary care practice
• 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)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in Primary Care, Internal Medicine, or Gerontology.
• 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.

Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in Primary Care, Internal Medicine, or Gerontology.

Primary Care, Internal Medicine, or Gerontology. Experience with dialysis or nephrology (preferred, but not required)

NP License to practice autonomously in VA.