Nurse Practitioner, Renal Medicine

UMass Memorial Health

Posted on : 05-05-2025

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Worcester, MA - USA

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1 Vacancy

Posted on : 05-05-2025

Job Description

Are you a current UMass Memorial Health caregiver CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leadingedge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

The Renal Medicine/Nephrology Divisionat UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center has a trifold mission of patient care education and research. Division faculty comprises a diverse group of physicians with varied areas of expertise within the broad field of nephrology. Much of our energy is focused on establishing effective models of interdisciplinary care for renal patients with complex illnesses. We work collaboratively with colleagues in the Divisions of Diabetes and Palliative Care providing comprehensive nephrology care to the expanding population of diabetic patients as well as compassionate care and supportive advanced planning for ERSD patients with declining quality of life. We are also actively working with the Department of Urology to develop programs for treating and preventing nephrolithiasis.

We are looking for an experienced Advanced Practice Provider to join our growing team!

Major Responsibilities:

1. Provides diagnostic and assessment services. Secures a health history from patient and/or family records findings and evaluates them. Performs a complete indepth physical examination. Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic tests based on age and history.

2. Analyzes data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history physical exam and clinical findings.

3. Partners with physicians regarding proposed plan of care. Formulates this plan of care with the patient.

4. Manages therapeutic regime as outlined by established protocols for patients with acute illnesses. (Protocols are guidelines concerning patient care that are established between the physician and nurse practitioner. The guidelines outline subjective and objective findings treatment plan and followup). Reassesses and modifies plan as necessary to achieve medical and health goals. Confers with physician for clinical direction as outlined by protocols.

5. Documents patient care outcomes to determine effectiveness of plan of care. Communicates outcomes with physician.

6. Signed delineation of privileges at hire between NP and collaborating physician. Must renew delineation of privileges each credentialing cycle including:

scope of departmental practice
treatment of emergencies
physician consultation
writing orders/prescription

7. Prescribes medications from Schedules IIVI. The form of prescription may be written or verbal via telephone order. Written prescriptions may be initiated by the nurse practitioner after obtaining proper registration numbers from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Drug Enforcement Agency.

8. Provides patient education. Acts as coordinator for admitting and discharging assigned patients. Works collaboratively with other health agencies and families of patients in the transition from admission to discharge. Confers with other health care providers including consultations and referrals to prepare a comprehensive patient care plan.

9. Within established protocols under the supervision of the physician nurse practitioners will assist with procedures in the operating room and with endoscopic procedures.

10. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs current literature inservice meeting and workshops.

11. Participates in department driven practices including on call scheduling rotating weekends etc.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:

1. Masters or doctoral degree.

2. Graduate of approved Nurse Practitioner program with certification.

3. Current Massachusetts license.

Experience/Skills:
Preferred:
1. 35 years of experience.

2. Will consider new graduates with prior dialysis experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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