Manager, Nurse Practitioner

Role Overview

• Serve as the clinical leader and direct manager for a team of Nurse Practitioners based in Oregon and Washington, providing oversight, coaching, supervision, and performance management.
• Serve as the clinical leader of a care pod (including an RN and Care coordinator) to provide direct support to a panel of Oregon CKD patients.
• The primary responsibility is completing Comprehensive Health Evaluations (CHEs) to assess and manage comorbid conditions while addressing medical, social, emotional, and financial needs.
• Reduce hospitalizations and improve patient outcomes.
• Ensure high standards of clinical quality and productivity, including accurate documentation, appropriate diagnoses, closure of care gaps, reduction of preventable hospitalizations, and compliant coding practices.
• Support recruitment efforts and lead onboarding and training for newly hired Nurse Practitioners.
• Provide ongoing clinical education and guidance to enhance NP expertise in CKD, ESKD, and commonly associated chronic conditions.
• Partner with Medical Officers and Operations Leadership to develop and execute clinical and operational strategies.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and prioritize care for high-risk, high-utilization patient populations.
• Lead complex case reviews and manage escalations involving high-risk or high-utilization patients, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and external resources as needed.
• Participate in population health initiatives and contribute to quality improvement efforts, outcomes tracking, and performance measurement.
• Ensure compliance with DaVita policies and procedures, as well as all applicable state and federal regulations, including CMS, HIPAA, OSHA, and accreditation standards (e.g., NCQA).

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing with current Nurse Practitioner licensure.
• 5+ years of Nurse Practitioner experience; experience in population health, primary/family care, and/or nephrology strongly preferred.
• At least 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience with Medicare Advantage risk adjustment, documentation, coding, and Health Risk Assessments for high-risk or chronically ill populations.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in assessment, diagnosis, care planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation for chronic disease management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; intermediate computer skills required.
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.