Nephrologist (Remote)

At Devoted Health, we’re on a mission to dramatically improve the health and well-being of older Americans by caring for every person like family. That’s why we’re gathering smart, diverse, and big-hearted people to create a new kind of all-in-one healthcare company — one that combines compassion, health insurance, clinical care, service, and technology - to deliver a complete and integrated healthcare solution that delivers high quality care that everyone would want for someone they love. Founded in 2017, we've grown fast and now serve members across the United States.  And we've just started. So join us on this mission!

Job Description

A bit more about this role: 

This position is an amazing opportunity for a board-certified nephrologist to serve as the lead clinician in the Devoted Medical Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Clinic. Devoted Medical is building a next generation, value based, virtual-first CKD clinic that will dramatically improve outcomes for America's most vulnerable seniors. The clinic will focus on delaying time to progression of CKD 4, 5, and ESRD, and increasing the proportion of planned rather than emergency dialysis starts for Devoted Medical patients. 

The Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic is one of several of Devoted Medical’s virtual specialty care programs that are designed as “micro centers of excellence” that deliver highly tailored, specialized care to patients with specific chronic conditions.

• We are looking for a forward-thinking, innovative, clinically excellent nephrologist  to deliver high quality, high impact kidney  care to Devoted Health plan members with CKD. You will join Devoted Medical Specialty Care  as the inaugural nephrology attending. 

• Your primary focus will be to deliver direct nephrology care to CKD patients to ensure medication optimization, manage electrolytes and volume status, facilitate shared decision making around goals of care, and ensure effective patient centered renal replacement planning. 

• You will also serve as the supervising physician for the Devoted Medical Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) clinical team. In this capacity, you will support the nurse practitioners and social work team with clinical supervision as needed. 

• You will serve as the key subject matter expert as we build out our CKD care model. You will also serve as the clinical content expert as we build our capacity to support CKD patients' transition to conservative care, taking full advantage of the Devoted Medical palliative care clinic. 

• Your clinical team will consist of an interdisciplinary team of nurse practitioners, clinical social workers, pharmacists and care navigators. 

• You will participate in regular panel review discussions to offer advice and provide guidance around medical management.

• You will join a vibrant, dynamic Devoted Medical specialty care team of around 100 health care professionals across six clinical programs, all of whom embody a culture of treating every patient like their own family.

Required skills and experience:

• You believe strongly in an innovative, value-based approach to kidney care focused on clinical quality, patient experience, shared decision making, and improved access to nephrology services. 

• You are board certified in Internal Medicine and Board Certified or Board Eligible in nephrology (new fellowship graduates are welcome).

• You must be comfortable delivering virtual-first nephrology care through telehealth appointments, remote monitoring, in-home diagnostics, and collaboration with community nephrologists and primary care providers (PCPs). 

• You have an agile mindset open to a high impact, novel care model which may undergo rapid iterations to achieve continued improvements in clinical and quality outcomes. 

• You have a builder mentality and are excited to be the first physician in the door to build a kidney care model that lets us treat every member as if they were family. 

• Fluency in Spanish is a plus though not required.

• Prior experience practicing in value based care models. 

• Willingness to obtain licensure in all Devoted Health markets. Devoted Medical offers concierge support for the licensing process. 

• You enjoy a fast-paced, high-energy, organization. Agility and collaboration are key as we will change and improve quickly. 

• You learn from every experience and are not afraid to fail - that's how you're wired.

• Finally and most importantly, you have a passion for making healthcare better, solving complex problems, and supporting the delivery of healthcare that we would want for our own family members.

Your Responsibilities and Impact will include:

• You will provide best-in-class direct telehealth care in our virtual CKD clinic. The breakdown of your time will approximate:

  • 75% direct nephrology care.

  • 25% clinical supervision and project-based work to help build out the CKD clinic care model

• Expect ample time for visits in this value-based model with initial visits lasting 45-60 minutes. 

• You will utilize and help improve our home-grown technology and electronic health information platform to carry out these visits.

• There are no in-person clinic based or hospital based responsibilities. 

• Urgent calls after hours will be triaged to our 24/7 care on demand line. There are no overnight call responsibilities. You will be asked to help serve as a backup to the nurse practitioners on call for our care on demand clinic for approximately one weekend per quarter.

• While our clinic is virtual, you will partner with our care coordination team to help members access high-quality nephrology and vascular when in-person care is required or preferred. 

• While you will be focused on the delivery of nephrology care, you will be a core part of helping iterate the clinical model to achieve better outcomes for our members in line with the Devoted mission of treating every member like family. 

Salary Range:  $210,000- $315,000 / year

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Our ranges are purposefully broad to allow for growth within the role over time. Once the interview process begins, your talent partner will provide additional information on the compensation for the role, along with additional information on our total rewards package. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Our Total Rewards package includes:

• Employer sponsored health, dental and vision plan with low or no premium

• Generous paid time off

• $100 monthly mobile or internet stipend

• Stock options for all employees

• Bonus eligibility for all roles excluding Director and above; Commission eligibility for Sales roles

• Parental leave program

• 401K program

• And more....

*Our total rewards package is for full time employees only. Intern and Contract positions are not eligible.

Healthcare equality is at the center of Devoted’s mission to treat our members like family.  We are committed to a diverse and vibrant workforce. 

Devoted is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a safe and supportive work environment in which all employees have the opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business. We value diversity and collaboration. Individuals are respected for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in Devoted’s Code of Conduct, our company values and the way we do business.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy status, marital status, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.