**Purpose and Scope**

The Nephrology Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides advanced practice medical care to patients with acute and chronic kidney disease across dialysis, outpatient clinic, and inpatient hospital settings. The NP functions as a licensed independent provider, delivering comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and disease management, either independently or in collaboration with a supervising or consulting nephrologist, in accordance with state scope-of-practice regulations.

The NP is accountable for clinical decision-making, longitudinal disease management, and care coordination to optimize patient outcomes, quality, and safety.

**Principal Duties and Responsibilities**

**Direct Patient Care – Provider Level**

+ Perform comprehensive histories, physical examinations, and clinical assessments for nephrology patients in dialysis units, outpatient clinics, and hospital settings.
+ Diagnose and manage acute and chronic ki...