Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Nephrology

• Provide primarily outpatient nephrology care for patients at the Fairview Fridley and Fairview Riverside clinics.
• Care for new and established patients with a broad range of acute and chronic kidney conditions.
• Participate in periodic inpatient nephrology coverage based on division coverage needs.
• Work collaboratively with academic nephrologists and an experienced team of advanced practice providers to provide comprehensive nephrology care.
• The PA or NP is an experienced member of the health care team who uses advanced practice skills with the supervision/collaboration of licensed physicians to provide comprehensive health care services to patients.
• The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner engages in independent decision making about health care needs and provides health care services to adult individuals throughout their life span.
• Provide physical and psychological health assessments, patient education and counseling, order and interpret diagnostic procedures, and manage acute and chronic disease conditions ensuring continuity of care for individuals in the communities served.

• Full time, 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) 
• Primarily Monday - Friday, with periodic schedule adjustments associated with inpatient coverage.

• A graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or formal Adult Nurse Practitioner training program.  
• Current MN RN license and be approved or eligible by the Minnesota Board of Nursing for prescription writing privileges or a current PA license with prescriptive authority through the MN Board of Medical Practice.  
• Eligible to be or is certified through NCCPA, ANCC or AANP.
• Able to meet threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileges. 

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• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a clinic or hospital setting in nephrology or related specialty area is preferred.

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