Nurse Practitioner; Elizabeth , NC

Overview

Posting Date 01/07/2026

1840 West City Drive, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 27909, United States of America

DaVita Integrated Kidney Care (IKC) is looking for a Full-Time Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join us in Elizabeth City, NC. As an IKC Nurse Practitioner (NP) you will support some of our most complex patients, assisting them in navigating a challenging healthcare system. You’ll focus on delivering holistic, integrated care to improve the quality of life for our kidney patients.

The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive healthcare, both in-person and via telehealth, across the many co-morbid chronic conditions common to CKD/ESKD patients within a designated market or geographical region. The NP functions autonomously, yet in collaboration with all members of the healthcare team to provide, coordinate, and facilitate quality, cost-effective care while minimizing fragmentation of the healthcare delivery system for their patients.

The NP assumes a clinical leadership role and coordinates activities with the healthcare team and healthcare systems to meet the health needs of their patients.

• Location:
  
  Occasional work from home (telehealth) and travel within an assigned geography including dialysis clinics and nephrology practices.
• Performs enhanced annual wellness visits or Comprehensive Health Evaluations (CHEs) to identify and evaluate patients’ co-morbid conditions and assist with patients’ needs, including medical, social, emotional, and financial concerns through medical record review, consultation with patient, family, and healthcare team members. Manage complex patients, focusing on reducing hospitalizations and improving health outcomes.
• Manages the care of CKD/ESKD patients, aiming to delay disease progression, manage medical costs/utilization, and prevent/reduce hospitalizations through proactive post-discharge planning and follow-up with patients lizes prescriptive authority, medication management, ordering/interpretation of labs/diagnostics, and collaboration with other providers.
• Monday–Friday schedule with the ability to accommodate patient and nephrology partner’s availability. Must be flexible.
• Full-time self-managed schedule; no nights, weekends, or on-call.
• Competitive pay and excellent benefits package.
• CEU/CME reimbursement + paid license renewals & many other benefits.

• Passion for delivering care to patients with complex, chronic illnesses.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner (NP).
• Current unrestricted NP license to practice in the state of practice; NJ license required. NY license preferred but able to obtain upon hire.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license required or eligible to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current valid driver’s license and insurance within the state of residence.
• Intermediate computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel & Outlook.
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessment and management of complex comorbidities, and in diagnosis, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation of needs and care of chronic disease.
• Strong clinical judgment and autonomous decision-making within established protocols and evidence-based guidelines.
• Home office, high-speed internet, and reliable transportation required.

• Experience in Value-Based Care or Population Health, including documenting and coding from a MA (Medicare Advantage) risk perspective and conducting Health Risk Assessments on high-risk/chronically ill patients.
• 5+ years’ experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Primary Care NP, or in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology, or Case Management.
• Experience with population health management (hospitalization).
• Prior experience with Cerner or similar EHR system.

DaVita IKC (Integrated Kidney Care) is comprised of an innovative team dedicated to improving patient outcomes and quality of life. We provide comprehensive care and complex chronic condition management to patients nationwide across stages of kidney disease and dialysis. IKC…