Nurse Practitioner
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Job Description
Why work for us
- Balboa Nephrology is the largest kidney care practice in California and participates in a national Medicare program focused on valuebased care.
- Through our joint venture with Evergreen Nephrology we are a growing organization with opportunities for professional and personal growth.
- We will help you grow in your leadership experiences while learning the new valuebased care world.
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental & vision on the 1st of the month 30 days after hire.
- Employer contribution of up to 10 of annual pay for your 401K.
- Generous paid time off plus 8 paid holidays a birthday float day off and a mental health day!
- Company paid life insurance.
- Join a fastgrowing field employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 32 percent from 2020 to 2030 much faster than the average for all occupations.
- Voted Top Workplace of San Diego 4 years in a row!
Our Values: Patientcentered I Accountability I Respect I Innovation I DataDriven
Our Mission:to consistently deliver superior care Balboa Care to every patient with kidney disease.
About the Position
We are seeing a dedicated Nurse Practitioner to join our Nephrology team working alongside a group of experienced nephrologists to care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this role you will see patients independently typically alternating visits with a nephrologist with the goal of helping patients maintain their overall health and preserve kidney function.
For patients with progressive kidney disease you will play a key role in educating them about renal replacement options including dialysis and transplant and preparing them for the next steps in their treatment journey. Your focus will be on providing compassionate care helping patients navigate their treatment plans and supporting them in managing their condition.
Essential responsibilities
- Functions independently to perform comprehensive care for complex acute and chronically ill dialysisdependent kidney patients.
- Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients agespecific needs.
- Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment modalities
- Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability
- Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
- Collaborates with physicians by making appropriate referrals.
- Facilitates patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.
Minimum qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
- Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure
- Current Nurse Practitioner certification
- Strong computer skills
- Eligible for Medicare and other governmental and commercial payor privileges
Total compensation package: $110000$155000/annually depending on experience
(Compensation is inclusive of base salary and bonus potential.
Location: In person
Other considerations:
- Background check required
- Travel to other sites located within San Diego County may be required
- 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.
- Supervisory duties No
Language Skills
While performing duties the employee is regularly required to talk hear read write type and respond in English and understand clinical/medical vocabulary written and spoken.
Vision Requirements
Vision requirements include close vision ability to adjust focus and see color.
Physical Demands
Physical requirements may vary slightly and should be reviewed with your manger. In general this position requires the ability to lift up to 35 pounds unassisted; ability to stand for extended periods of time and to perform repetitive stooping walking stretching reaching and some sitting; ability to use full range of body motions required to lift patients wear a lead apron and lift and move supplies. Must be able to safely ascend and descend stairs as a core part of the job with or without reasonable accommodation when no elevator or lift is present.
Work Environment
Job required tasks routinely involve a potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood body fluids tissues or potential spills or splashes. Use of appropriate personal protection measures is required for every healthcare provider in these positions. Require to routinely use standard office equipment such as laptop computer mouse and photocopier.
About Balboa United
Beginning in 1973 Balboa has grown from two physicians to a comprehensive nephrology team of 52 board certified physicians and 8 advanced practitioners. On January 1 2018 Balboa Nephrology Medical Group (BNMG) launched Balboa United a fullservice medical practice management services organization. From one small office BNMG now has 24 clinical offices throughout San Diego Imperial Orange and Riverside counties. In addition to office and hospitalbased patient care Balboa physicians manage the dialysis treatments of approximately 4500 patients at 88 dialysis centers and conduct Nephrology based clinical research at 6 centers throughout Imperial and San Diego counties (California Institute of Renal Research).
*EEO Statement Balboa United is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available person in every job. Our Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race color creed religion (including religious dress & grooming) sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) gender (including gender identity and gender expression) marital status registered domestic partner status military status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics) genetic information sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law. We also prohibit unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. The Company is committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of Balboa United including managers and coworkers. If you believe you have been subjected to any form of unlawful discrimination submit a written complaint to your manager or Human Resources (HR). Your complaint should be specific and should include the names of the individuals involved and the names of any witnesses. If you need assistance with your complaint or if you prefer to make a complaint in person contact the Companys Human Resources Department. We will immediately undertake an effective thorough and objective investigation and attempt to resolve the situation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
