Nurse Practitioner (Evergreen) - Central
About the role
Strive Health is transforming chronic conditions by identifying risk earlier, coordinating thoughtful care, and supporting patients through every stage of their health journey. You'll work alongside passionate Strivers who care deeply about making an impact, show up for one another as One Team, and find ways to elevate the everyday.
Responsibilities
- Manages a defined patient panel with accountability for quality, cost, and outcomes.
- Collaborates with external providers and care teams to ensure goals, treatment, and care plan alignment.
- Obtains patient history, performs physical exams, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, and formulates a plan for individual patient short-term and longitudinal needs.
- Safeguards assessment and plan of care to incorporate best practices for chronic kidney care including management of all stages of CKD, ESKD, and heart failure.
- Supports transitions to renal replacement therapy, transplant, or conservative care, as well as participation in shared decision-making and end-of-life/advanced care planning discussions.
- Accurately documents and captures diagnoses to support risk adjustment (HCC coding), identify and address care gaps related to HEDIS and preventative care.
- Presents patient cases and provides clinical support for clinical rounds and interdisciplinary team meetings.
- Serves patients and performs patient visits in multiple care settings, including patient home, telehealth visits, or dialysis clinics/partner MD space (where applicable).
- Maintains current board certification and state-specific continuing education requirements.
- Adheres to expectations outlined in Strive’s documentation policy.
- Provides in-person patient care which may include standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Nursing or similar field.
- 2+ years experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner (NP), Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or equivalent with specialization in cardiology (CHF) or Nephrology (CKD).
- 2+ years experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR).
- Current state-specific licensure.
- National Board Certification.
- Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license or eligible to obtain within 90 days of hire.
- Current BLS or CPR Certification.
- Efficient and reliable transportation, including an active driver’s license, allowing for the ability to travel across an assigned region to meet patient needs.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated expertise in CKD management (Stages 3–5), ESRD care, and dialysis management (hemodialysis and/or peritoneal dialysis, HHD), including medication optimization, volume assessment, and complication management.
- Experience leading care transitions across settings (hospital → outpatient → dialysis) with a focus on reducing readmissions and ensuring continuity of care.
- Proven ability to deliver comprehensive patient education on kidney disease progression, dialysis modality selection (home vs. in-center), and kidney transplant pathways to support informed, shared decision-making.
- 2+ years experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR).
- Wound Care certification.
- Experience using audio-visual technology platforms.
Skills
- Expertise in clinical assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation of complex chronic patients.
- Excellent communication and team-building skills.
- Strong knowledge of data and managing clinical, financial, and patient satisfaction outcomes.
- Proficiency in developing and fostering strong patient and family relationships that center on engagement, trust, honesty, empathy, follow-through, and doing what's best for the patient.
Benefits & Perks
Hybrid-Remote Flexibility – Work from home while fulfilling in-person needs at the office, clinic, or patient home visits.
Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts.
Financial & Retirement Support – Competitive compensation with a performance-based bonus program, 401k with employer match, and financial wellness resources.
Time Off & Leave – Paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and paid birthgiving, bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leaves.
Wellness & Growth – Family forming services through Maven Maternity at no cost and physical wellness perks, mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend.