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DaVita Kidney Care
Denver, Nebraska · Hybrid

Nurse Practitioner - Denver, CO (Hybrid)

Nurse Practitioner 9.1 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$118k-$135k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · hybrid
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Posting Date
  • 09/22/2026
  • 2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America
  • Join DaVita Integrated Kidney Care (IKC) as a Nurse Practitioner – Denver, CO!

Are you a Nurse Practitioner ready to transform lives and make a real difference for patients with complex kidney conditions? DaVita IKC is looking for a passionate NP to join our team in Denver, CO, helping patients navigate a challenging healthcare system while receiving holistic, integrated care.

Position Details

Location: Hybrid – Remote. Occasional work from home (telehealth) with travel across an assigned geographic area, including dialysis clinics and nephrology practices. Travel expectations may vary based on business needs and patient population.

Clinical Care & Evaluation: The primary responsibility is completing Comprehensive Health Evaluations (CHEs) to assess and manage comorbid conditions while addressing medical, social, emotional, and financial needs. Reduce hospitalizations and improve patient outcomes.

Care Management & Disease Progression: Manage CKD and ESKD patients, focusing on slowing disease progression, reducing costs, and preventing readmissions. Utilize prescriptive authority, medication management, and diagnostic interpretation in collaboration with nephrologists and interdisciplinary teams.

Clinical Leadership: Lead the clinical team to ensure care coordination aligns with medical treatment plans and addresses both medical and psychosocial needs.

Schedule & Benefits: Monday–Friday, full-time, self-managed schedule with the ability to accommodate patient and nephrology partner availability—flexibility is key. No nights, weekends, or on-call. Competitive pay, excellent benefits, CEU/CME reimbursement, paid license renewals, and more.

Requirements

  • Passion for caring for patients with complex, chronic illnesses
  • Willingness to adapt as the program evolves
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Nurse Practitioner (NP)
  • Current, unrestricted NP license in state of practice; DEA license or eligibility within 90 days
  • Current CPR/BLS certification
  • Valid driver’s license and insurance in the state
  • Intermediate computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Strong clinical judgment, autonomous decision-making, and expertise in managing complex comorbidities
  • Positive, solution-focused attitude, committed to improving patient and team outcomes
  • Home office, high-speed internet, and reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in Value-Based Care or Population Health, including Medicare Advantage documentation and Health Risk Assessments

5+ years’ experience as a Family NP, Primary Care NP, or in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology, or Endocrinology.

  • Experience managing population health with a focus on reducing hospitalizations
  • Prior experience with Cerner or similar EHR systems

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Make a direct impact on the lives of patients with kidney disease
  • Autonomy to lead and innovate in patient care
  • Be part of a mission-driven, collaborative team

What We’ll Provide

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out

Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

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At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

  • This position will be open for a minimum of three days.
  • The Salary Range for the role is $118,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year.
  • For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will conduct comprehensive health evaluations and manage comorbid conditions for patients with complex kidney diseases. They will lead clinical teams to coordinate care, optimize treatment plans, and focus on reducing hospitalizations and disease progression.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Chronic disease managementInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - Denver, CO (Hybrid) at DaVita Kidney Care a 9.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Nephrology (NP) — ranked against 108 active Nephrology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts, remote work flexibility.

Nephrology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 40 active Nephrology listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 38% have no call, 63% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Nephrology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$127k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About DaVita Kidney Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Denver, CO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision
401(k) match
Paid time off
PTO cash out
Family resources
EAP counseling
Headspace access
Backup child and elder care