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Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider (APRN / PA-C) – Nephrology & Internal Medicine
Location: Dallas| Fort Worth, Texas
Permanent Full Time
Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) to join our dynamic healthcare team. This role focuses heavily on providing comprehensive care to patients with acute and chronic kidney disease, with a specific emphasis on managing dialysis patient care.
The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between specialized Renal/Nephrology care and general Internal Medicine, ensuring our complex patient population receives holistic, high-quality management both in the clinic and during routine care transitions.
Key Responsibilities
- Specialized Patient Care: Manage an active caseload of nephrology and internal medicine patients, with a primary focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.
- Dialysis Management: Oversee, evaluate, and adjust care plans for patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Coordinate closely with dialysis clinics to monitor treatment adequacy, lab results, and vascular access issues.
- Comprehensive Assessment: Perform detailed physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests (including laboratory panels, imaging, and renal function markers), and formulate precise treatment protocols.
- Chronic Disease Management: Address comorbid internal medicine conditions common in renal patients, including hypertension, diabetes, anemia, and bone/mineral metabolism disorders.
- Collaborative Care: Partner with attending Nephrologists, Internal Medicine physicians, dietitians, social workers, and dialysis nursing staff to provide seamless, interdisciplinary care.
- Patient Education: Counsel patients and their families regarding disease progression, dialysis modalities, dietary restrictions, and medication adherence.
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant program.
- Licensure: Current, unrestricted state license as an APRN or PA-C. National certification (AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA) required.
- Prescriptive Authority: Current DEA registration and state prescriptive authority (or eligibility to obtain).
- Required Experience: Minimum of 1–2 years of hands-on clinical experience explicitly working with dialysis patients or within a Nephrology / Renal specialty.
- Preferred Experience: Background in Internal Medicine, hospitalist medicine, or managing complex chronic diseases is highly preferred.
- Skills: Strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate approach to managing long-term chronic patient relationships.
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary (commensurate with experience)
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and CME allowance
- 401(k) matching program
- Supportive, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment