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)
• Accrual of 3 weeks’ Vacation (PTO)
• Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
• Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
• Community engagement opportunities
• And more!

Perform professional nursing, consultation, and educational services for persons with diabetes, and provides community health education. Develop curriculum on health, including research and production and function as a health care consultant by providing information on the management of diabetes for patients 18 years and older.

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Provide education related to diabetes and the disease process; medication, diet, and nutritional monitoring; foot care, prevention, and care of complications; blood glucose monitoring and the techniques of self-monitoring and injection.
• Develop and implement educational programs for staff, patients, and families.
• Advise patients as to long-term complications.
• Provide clinical resource and consultation to staff and physicians.
• Assist patients in monitoring blood glucose for the purpose of medication control and adjustment for both insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetics.
• Assess, monitor, and implement treatment plans for patients at various stages of the disease. The focus is on prevention of complications and management of stable diabetes.
• Provide ongoing assessment and recommendations to the treatment team and patient/family for adjustments in the plan of care as required.
• Document assessments, interventions and plans including recommendations and goals, progress notes and care summaries.

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.

Required Education and Experience:

• 1+ years of nursing experience in case management or care management, preferably coordinating care across multiple settings.
• 2+ years healthcare related experience.
• Current, unrestricted compact Registered Nurse license
• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)
• Demonstrates empathy, enthusiasm, a deep sense of humor, and a strong work ethic.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Demonstrates empathy, enthusiasm, a deep sense of humor, and a strong work ethic. (moved to required)
• Experience working with vulnerable patient population (CKD, ESRD, geriatrics, minorities, low income, uninsured, etc.)
• Ability to establish rapport with patient and family by inquiring and listening.
• Familiar with electronic medical records
• Community Outreach experience preferred.
• Competence using MS Office products and telecom devices.
• Bilingual