Medical Group Physician (Telehealth Nephrologist) - Somatus, Inc.

Overview:

As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home. 

 

It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?

 

Showing Up Somatus Strong

We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:

• Authenticity: We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.
• Collaboration: We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.
• Empowerment: We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.
• Innovation: We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions. 
• Tenacity: We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.

 

Showing Up for You

We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:

• Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
• Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
• Community engagement opportunities
• And more!

The Medical Group Physician will practice in an evidence-based environment, utilizing the resources of the Somatus model of care to deliver improved clinical care for patients with kidney disease. The primary focus of the clinical model is to provide a holistic, comprehensive care that is focused on achieving quality clinical outcomes, delaying disease progression, spending more time with each patient, and practicing patient-centered medicine. This position will partner with a collaborative team to expand this clinical practice with a uniquely innovative, value-based model focused on delivering high quality clinical care. This position will report to the National Medical Director.

Responsibilities:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide the full spectrum of clinical care, including providing consultations, follow up visits, and urgent episodic care to patients with or at risk for kidney disease.
• Responsible for the provision of care and licensure in several states, providing direct care predominantly telehealth in addition to in-home face to face care on an asynchronous as well as longitudinal basis.
• Practice within a population health model which prioritizes robust and reliable provision of timely, proactive evidence-based clinical care to optimize patient health and address gaps in care. 
• Provide the full spectrum of outpatient clinical care, including consultations, follow up visits, and urgent episodic care to patients with kidney disease where needed.
• Provide bridge care for members around transitions of care and can involve prescribing medication and ordering appropriate testing for diagnostics.
• Maintain an up-to-date, evidence-based clinical practice focused on management of CKD and ESKD, delaying kidney disease progression, comorbidity management, and education for optimal ESKD transitions where indicated.
• Oversee a local state-based team of nurse practitioners who provide direct virtual and in-home prescriptive clinical care under the Population Health Physician’s clinical supervision.
• Partner with a multidisciplinary team, including RN case managers, social workers, clinical pharmacists, registered dietitians, and patient health advocates, focused on delivering truly integrated, value-based care to nephrology practice. Ensure smooth communication and coordination of care for patients with established primary and specialty care relationships.
• Provide specialty expertise to support Somatus Medical Group, P.C.
• Responsible for driving the continuous improvement of care across the entire panel of patients including achieving reductions in avoidable utilization (e.g., avoidable ED, inpatient admissions,
• and hospital readmissions), as well as achieving top decline performance across measurable quality of care outcomes, patient activation, and patient satisfaction.
• Partner with a multidisciplinary team to help understand the medical, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of each patient, identify gaps in care and address barriers to achieving optimal health outcomes.
• Partner with nurse educators in providing robust disease education.
• Establish and maintain strong physician relationships with local physicians and health systems. Provide timely transitions of care visits and care, with a focus on keeping patients healthy at home and reducing unnecessary inpatient utilization.
• Provide comprehensive and timely communication to referring physicians and collaborate closely with other local treating physicians to ensure coordinated care with an ideal patient-centered experience.
• Oversee all program requirements including participation and responsibilities for quality assurance and quality improvement.
• Serve as collaborative physician to provide oversight to nurse practitioner(s) performing risk adjustment visits and/or patient care visits in relevant states.
• Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and assistance to Somatus care team members for leadership and management support. Uses proven techniques of practice facilitation to influence and promote high-value healthcare. Identifies practice educational needs and matches them with available Somatus or industry resources.
• Credential with requested payers and provide updated information as needed to maintain that credential.
• Serve as an owner of one or more friendly professional corporations, such as Somatus Medical Group.
• Ability to travel and visit patients as needed.

 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited medical school. M.D./D.O. degree is required.  
• Completion of approved residency in internal medicine, and approved fellowship training program in nephrology.  
• Current state medical license without restrictions to practice and free of sanctions from Medicaid or Medicare. Willingness to become licensed in multiple states as company and patient needs require.
• Currently board certified or board-eligible in applicable specialty.
• Must be able to obtain licenses to practice medicine and to keep those licenses active and good standing in states identified by Somatus to support Somatus clinical and business needs.
• Minimum 2-3 years of post-graduate experience caring for complex adult populations. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Willingness to serve as the medical director for Somatus direct patient care programs at Somatus locations, including newly created ventures, where needed.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, with an ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, clinicians, and care teams in stressful situations.
• Ability to lead and influence colleagues and lead teams cross-functionally.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated professional competence, strong computer skills and EHR competency.  

Other Duties :Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Our priority is the health and safety of our members, colleagues, partners, and community. Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is required for employment. If you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, we will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with our policy, and where we are able to provide such accommodations without undue hardship to the company. All requests for proof of vaccination or for exemptions from the vaccination requirement will be subject to any limitations stipulated by current state and/or federal laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.  Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics.  Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.