Manager, Nurse Practitioner - Remote

11/13/2026

825 S 8th StSte 400, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404-1208, United States of America

DaVita Integrated Kidney Care (IKC) is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Manager (NPM) to lead, manage, and oversee our Flex Nurse Practitioner Team.

The Nurse Practitioner Manager provides direct day-to-day management, operational oversight, and clinical leadership for a dynamic team of Nurse Practitioners deployed flexibly across multiple geographies, high-need markets, and emerging clinical lanes (CKD, ESKD, and specialized care pathways). In this role, you will be responsible for the daily supervision, coaching, performance tracking, workflow coordination, and onboarding of Nurse Practitioners to ensure that high-quality, cost-effective, and evidence-based care is delivered to complex patient populations.

You will drive daily clinical execution, quality, and productivity while participating in population health management, and supporting the overall viability of the program. This role functions autonomously with direct accountability for team operations and performance, yet in close partnership with leadership, dyad partners, and clinical peers on quality initiatives, capacity planning, outcomes and performance measurements, and strategy.

Day-to-Day Clinical Leadership & Team Oversight

Serve as the clinical lead and direct day-to-day manager for a team of NPs, actively supervising and overseeing their daily work, schedules, and clinical execution.

Ensure NP quality and productivity on a daily basis, including documenting findings, appropriate diagnoses, closing plan of care gaps, and accurate diagnosis capture to the highest level of specificity.

Provide ongoing clinical guidance, coaching, and regular case-level training to NPs to improve understanding of CKD, ESKD, and commonly associated chronic conditions.

Manage daily workflow, task allocation, and patient coverage across diverse market assignments to ensure balanced caseloads and optimal productivity.

Performance Metric Execution & Quality Assurance

Drive the execution of team performance metrics, clinical quality goals, patient engagement targets, and productivity benchmarks across all assigned markets and lanes.

Monitor, analyze, and leverage operational and clinical performance dashboards to identify trends, address metric variances, and implement targeted action plans.

Conduct routine clinical competency evaluations, chart audits, and quality reviews to maintain high documentation integrity and achieve programmatic clinical outcomes.

Clinical Resource & Complex Case Support

Serve as an expert clinical resource and trusted advisor for NPs, providing accessible, real-time clinical and documentation guidance and support for complex, high-risk patient escalations.

Assist NPs in navigating complex clinical decision-making, comorbid disease management, and transition-of-care barriers, partnering as needed with specialized resources, interdisciplinary care teams, and external providers.

Hiring, Onboarding, & Teammate Development

Support NP hiring efforts and lead the end-to-end onboarding, clinical orientation, and training of new NPs.

Conduct regular 1-on-1s, clinical competency evaluations, chart audits, and performance reviews to drive continuous improvement, accountability, and professional growth.

Address day-to-day teammate escalations, performance gaps, and operational barriers promptly and effectively.

Clinical & Operational Strategy

Serve as a key leader of clinical and operational strategy, working in partnership with team leadership, clinical peers, and dyad partners.