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Strive Health
Hartford, Connecticut · Hybrid

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$112k-$140k

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Job Description

How You’ll Make An Impact

At Strive Health, patients come first. We’re on a mission to transform chronic conditions by identifying risk earlier, coordinating thoughtful care, and supporting people through every stage of their health journey.

Our work reduces emergency visits, improves outcomes, and helps patients live fuller lives. You’ll work alongside passionate Strivers who care deeply about making an impact, show up for one another as One Team, and find ways to elevate the everyday.

If you’re looking for meaningful work where your contributions truly matter, you’ll feel right at home at Strive!

Benefits & Perks

Hybrid-Remote Flexibility – Work from home while fulfilling in-person needs at the office, clinic, or patient home visits.

Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts.

Financial & Retirement Support – Competitive compensation with a performance-based bonus program, 401k with employer match, and financial wellness resources.

Time Off & Leave – Paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and paid birthgiving, bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leaves.

Wellness & Growth – Family forming services through Maven Maternity at no cost and physical wellness perks, mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend.

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What You'll Do

As a Clinical Lead within our interdisciplinary team, you do more than treat a diagnosis—you are the visionary architect of a better life for patients navigating the complexities of CHF, CKD/ESKD, and other chronic conditions. At Strive, we have shattered the constraints of the 15-minute office visit.

Here, you are granted the true autonomy to provide longitudinal, deeply personal care that meets patients exactly where they are: in their homes and via telehealth.

In this role, you will harness the power of advanced analytics, cutting-edge technology platforms, and seamless interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure world-class care reaches the right patient at the precise moment they need it.

As the trusted navigator for a dedicated panel, you will blend high-touch clinical expertise with a radical "whole-person" approach. Your mission is to move the needle on what truly matters:

  • Keeping patients out of the hospital.
  • Slowing disease progression, ensuring every individual feels seen, heard, and deeply cared for.

Strive is fiercely committed to advancing technology that makes the Nurse Practitioner role as efficient as it is impactful. We are obsessed with reducing administrative burden, clearing the path so you can reclaim your time for what you do best: meaningful clinical care and transformative patient engagement.

The Day to Day

Manages a defined patient panel with accountability for quality, cost and outcomes. Collaborates with external providers and care teams to ensure goals, treatment, and care plan alignment.

Obtains patient history, performs physical exam, orders and interprets diagnostic tests and formulates a plan for individual patient short-term and longitudinal needs.

Ensures assessment and plan of care incorporate best practices for chronic kidney care including management of all stages of CKD, ESKD and heart failure. Will support transitions to renal replacement therapy, transplant, or conservative care) as well as participation in shared decision-making and end-of-life/advanced care planning discussions.

Accurately documents and captures diagnoses to support risk adjustment (HCC coding), identify and address care gaps related to HEDIS and preventative care.

  • Presents patient cases and provides clinical support for clinical rounds and interdisciplinary team meetings.
  • Serves patients and performs patient visits in multiple care settings a including patient home, telehealth visits or dialysis clinics/partner MD space (where applicable).
  • Responsible for maintaining current board certification and state-specific continuing education requirements.
  • Adheres to expectations outlined in Strive's documentation policy.
  • Provides in-person patient care which may include standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting.

Meet in person with internal and/or external stakeholders to facilitate team and business priorities/opportunities. Business travel may be required for opportunities to connect with stakeholders, serve patients, and attend Strive-sponsored team events.

Serve patients in person and in multiple care settings (e. g., patient home, clinics) in addition to virtual visits.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Nursing or similar field.
  • 2+ years experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner (NP), Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or equivalent with specialization in cardiology (CHF) or Nephrology (CKD).
  • 2+ years experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR).
  • Current state specific licensure.
  • National Board Certification.
  • Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license or eligible to obtain within 90 days of hire.
  • Current BLS or CPR Certification.

Efficient and reliable transportation, including an active driver's license, allowing for travel across an assigned region to meet patient needs. Locations may include offices, clinics, and patient homes.

  • Basic computer and Microsoft Office skills.
  • Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated expertise in CKD management (Stages 3–5), ESRD care, and dialysis management (hemodialysis and/or peritoneal dialysis, HHD), including medication optimization, volume assessment, and complication management.

Experience leading care transitions across settings (hospital → outpatient → dialysis) with a focus on reducing readmissions and ensuring continuity of care.

Proven ability to deliver comprehensive patient education on kidney disease progression, dialysis modality selection (home vs. in-center), and kidney transplant pathways to support informed, shared decision-making.

  • 2+ years experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR).
  • Wound Care certification.
  • Experience using audio-visual technology platforms.

About You

Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation of complex chronic patients.

Excellent communicator, team builder, and evidence of results.

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of data and managing clinical, financial, and patient satisfaction outcomes.

Excels at developing and fostering strong patient and family relationships that center on engagement, trust, honesty, empathy, follow-through and doing what's best for the patient.

  • Annual Salary Range: $112,000.00-$140,000.00. This position is also eligible for a target annual bonus of 10%
  • Final compensation will be determined based on location, experience, and qualifications.

Strive Health is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace. At this time Strive Health is unable to provide work visa sponsorship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please apply even if you feel you do not meet all qualifications.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to talentacquisition@strivehealth.com.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from outside recruiters/placement agencies. Strive Health will not pay fees associated with resumes presented through unsolicited means.

Key Responsibilities

Manage a dedicated patient panel with accountability for quality, cost, and outcomes, providing in-person and telehealth care for patients with chronic kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease, and heart failure. Coordinate treatment and transitions with patients and interdisciplinary care teams, document diagnoses and care plans, and support shared decision-making, preventive care, and advanced care planning.

Requirements

Requires a master's degree in nursing or a similar field, at least two years of relevant nurse practitioner experience, current state licensure and national board certification, and at least two years of EHR experience. Candidates must also have or be eligible to obtain a DEA license within 90 days, current BLS or CPR certification, reliable transportation and an active driver's license, and basic computer skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Chronic Kidney Disease ManagementHeart Failure ManagementDiagnosis and Treatment PlanningCare CoordinationLongitudinal Patient CareHEDIS and Preventive Care

Nephrology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Strive Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 24 active listings.

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 56% have no call, 54% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$126k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Benefits & Perks

Hybrid-Remote Flexibility
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs
Employer-Paid Life and Disability Insurance
Voluntary Life and Disability Insurance
Health and Flexible Spending Accounts