Job Description

Job Title: General Nephrologist, reporting to the partnership

Work Requirements:

Location: This position is for a general nephrologist to join our group to fulfill the community care needs primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas area is a wonderful part of the country with many adventures to offer. Las Vegas is a city with increasing diversity and culture and a unique quality of life. While Las Vegas is widely known for the glitz and glam of The Strip, there are countless of other attractions in the area. The area is known around the world for being a world-class travel destination. If you enjoy hiking and biking, there is no better place to live with a wide variety of parks and trails throughout Southern Nevada. There are also additional advantages in living in a state without any income tax.

Schedule: In General, the work schedule will be Monday-Friday with a mixture of office clinics, hospital based services (inpatient rounding, consult coverage, and in hospital dialysis program development/oversight), and dialysis responsibilities (unit rounds and care conferences.) Before and/or after hours meetings may be frequent depending on facility and company needs. This schedule will be flexible and may be changed from time to time at employees discretion or as required by the Board of Directors based on market trends, patient care needs, and/or other work requirements of the Company. Call and weekends will be required and on a rotational basis.

Job Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The primary role of a nephrologist in this practice is delivery of direct nephrology medical management to patients in the hospital, at dialysis, and in the office settings. It will include but not limited to the following:
Acute, sub-acute, out-patient, and chronic patient consultations with follow up and ongoing comprehensive medical management.
Emergency coverage of nephrology medical management issues including 24/7 availability to acute care facilities on a rotational basis.
Effective updates through communication and education of referring providers, patients, and family members as appropriate, of medical management plan, clinical progress, and prognosis.
Participate in the professional development through education and mentorship of ancillary staff and other allied professionals.
Coordinate and/or participate in integrated specialty and subspecialty consultations and interdisciplinary care conferences as needed.
Participate in the strategic planning, oversight, and quality improvement initiatives of multiple facilities and a variety of programs as directed by the Company.

Requirements:
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Board Certified/Board Eligible in Nephrology
Active and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Nevada
Active and unrestricted DEA
Ability to participate in Medicare, Medicaid, and all other federal and state payment programs

We will be conducting interviews at ASN November 5-7, 2015 in San Diego, California. Contact us today to schedule your interview!

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