WHO YOU ARE
You are devoted, compassionate, and enjoy being on the front lines of healthcare, changing the lives of patients by supporting them and the team by focusing on customers. You’re excited about being part of a team that is building a healthcare delivery model that ensures the highest possible quality of life and best outcomes for those in our care. You believe people living with kidney disease deserve the best person- centered, holistic, comprehensive care and want to influence the healthcare system to drive towards that. You thrive in innovative and evolving environments with high rates of change. Does this sound like you? If so, we should talk.
WHO WE ARE
Evergreen Nephrology partners with nephrologists to transform kidney care through a value-based, person-centered, holistic, and comprehensive approach to kidney care. We believe patients living with kidney disease deserve the best care. We are committed to improving patient outcomes and improving quality of life by delaying disease progression, shifting care to the home, and accelerating kidney transplants.
We help nephrologists focus on the right patients at the right time across the full care spectrum. We do this by providing them with the best-in-class interdisciplinary clinical resources, analytical insight and tools, and services to patients.
We listen to the needs of our patients, our employees, and our client partners, continually working to push beyond the status quo in which the care system manages patients today.
YOUR ROLE
As a Dietitian with Evergreen Nephrology, you play a pivotal role in managing the nutritional aspects of patients enrolled in Evergreen Nephrology’s Care Management program. You will provide the best clinical care for your patients, focusing on creating a dietary care plan that is integrated into the overall care plan. You leverage an integrated technology platform and are complemented by an entire team of professionals including Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Care Managers, Care Coordinators, Pharmacists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Population Health Social Workers, and Psychiatrists.
This will be a remote position, but it will support patients in Central, Mountain, and Pacific Time Zones.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
- Collaborate with nephrologists and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized care plans that address the unique dietary needs of patients with kidney disease while aligning seamlessly with overarching care
- Serve as a key member of the interdisciplinary care team to follow a team- identified panel of patients until their needs have stabilized by delivering care interventions to patients or their care givers via telephone or other
- Support high risk, high need patients and their families by providing comprehensive diet education and counseling based on individualized patient needs including nutrient requirements, knowledge abilities, chronic medical, economic, and social conditions.
- Provide specialized dietary counseling and education to patients and caregivers with CKD and ESRD, while focusing on managing nutrition intake to slow disease progression and improve outcomes.
- Incorporate preventative care and early interventions while supporting interdisciplinary care team in executing customized care plans to reduce hospitalizations and improve long-term outcomes.
- Develop and deliver educational materials and methods appropriate for patients to meet their unique dietary needs.
- Check, track, and trend nutritional status, adherence to diet, laboratory values, and response to nutrition-related medications for appropriate interventions and status, adherence to diet, laboratory values, and response to nutrition-related medications for appropriate interventions and recommendations.
- Connect patients to appropriate community agencies and resources, as appropriate.
- Other duties as reasonably
YOU’RE GOOD AT
- You reviewed the Who You Are section of this job posting and immediately felt the need to read on. That makes you a match for our innovative culture
- You accept that things change quickly in a startup environment and are willing to pivot quickly on priorities
- Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or similar area required
- Registered Dietitian with at least 12 months of clinical State licensure or certification is required if licensure or certification is available in the state where the local market is located
- Experience in caring for kidney care patients required
- Experience with team-based care, excellent collaboration skills
- Excellent working knowledge of community resources
- Exceptional capacity to multitask
- Self-directed
- Comfort with ambiguity
- Strong communication and teaching skills
- Intermediate skills with MS Office Suite of products including Outlook and Teams
- You have the ability to work effectively in a primarily remote environment:
- At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wired to the house internet (Cable, Fiber, or DSL) and hardwired to the internet device is recommended
- Evergreen will provide Remote or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephony applications and equipment to meet the business requirements for their position/job
- Team Members must work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information
Pay range for this role is $80,000 to $85,000, with exact pay determined based on experience, education, demand for role, geographic location and other role-specific criteria.
WE’RE GOOD AT
- You will benefit from Evergreen Nephrology’s exceptional total rewards package, including competitive base pay with bonuses, paid time off starting at four weeks for full-time employees, 12 paid holidays per year, reimbursement for continuing medical education, 401k with match, health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as paid parental leave.
- We commit to a robust training and development program that starts with onboarding and continues throughout your career with Evergreen Nephrology
- As an inclusive and diverse team, you will collaborate with like-minded healthcare professionals who, like you, understand the importance and value of Evergreen Nephrology’s high-quality, value-based care model.
Evergreen Nephrology is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
Evergreen Nephrology will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.
Evergreen Nephrology is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should email us for assistance. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Common characteristics of the people who comprise Evergreen Nephrology:
Smart, detail-oriented, mission-driven, entrepreneurial, and operates with urgency
