Nephrology Nurse RN Educator-Coordinator
$76.7k - $109.6k+ Bonus + Commission
Junior
Bachelor's
North Miami, FL, USA+1 moreMore locations: United States
HybridHybrid schedule; travel locally, regionally, and nationwide up to 40% of the time.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care
About the job
Requirements
- A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is required.
- A minimum of 2 years of specialty care nursing experience is required.
- A valid, active registered nurse license is required; a Nursing Compact license is preferred.
- Teaching or training experience is required; clinical or patient education experience is preferred.
- Basic Life Support certification is required.
- Two years of dialysis experience are required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as database and presentation software, is required.
- Spoken and written fluency in English is required.
- Ability and willingness to travel locally, regionally, and nationwide up to 40% of the time is required.
- The position requires independent judgment.
- Strong business acumen; knowledge of nursing and nursing education functions, practices, processes, procedures, techniques, and methods; skill in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information; and ability to identify problems and recommend solutions are required.
- Ability to work across multiple centers of expertise and with stakeholders at different levels, establish priorities, coordinate work activities, work independently and as part of a team, and maintain attention to detail is required.
Responsibilities
- Provide chronic disease education to a specific patient population and coordinate care among primary care physicians, community specialists, vendor services, and hospitals.
- Monitor chronic disease program performance across multiple medical centers, identify gaps, and implement improvements in patient and quality outcomes.
- Assist in developing strategies for quality improvement and management related to disease education.
- Collaborate with medical center leaders and primary care physicians to evaluate, develop, and implement patient education programs through needs assessment analysis.
- Educate patients and family members by assessing cultural and religious practices, emotional barriers, motivation to learn, physical or cognitive limitations, language barriers, and readiness to learn.
- Identify opportunities to minimize fragmentation of patient health care and encourage informed decisions about health care options by helping patients and family members understand the patient's health status.
- Observe patients' and family members' ability to cope with health status, prognosis, and outcomes, and adjust communication as needed.
- Promote and encourage healthy lifestyles to improve patients' overall health.
- Select, adapt, and individualize patient education materials, including brochures, printed materials, and videos, to align with patients' age, culture, religious practices, and language.
- Document patient care services in patient charts and department records in accordance with internal policies and procedures and external laws, rules, and regulations.
- Study, evaluate, and redesign processes to improve quality results, and implement changes as needed.
- Coordinate care activities with the transitional care team and case management to decrease hospitalizations and lengths of stay.
- Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities and develop remediation strategies.
- Perform other duties as assigned or modified at the manager's discretion.
- Perform direct specialty nursing services to patients as required and comply with applicable regulatory standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Develop and deliver clinical education to patients to increase disease knowledge and engagement in care and reduce hospital and emergency room admissions.
Desired Qualifications
- Nursing Compact license.
- Clinical or patient education experience.
- Experience working with geriatric patients.
- Certified Nurse Educator certification or a similar nursing certification.
About the company
ChenMed provides primary care for underserved, moderate-to-low-income seniors with complex chronic diseases through a network of 100+ centers across 15 states. Its high-touch, preventive primary care model emphasizes longer visits and closer patient relationships, enabled by a lower doctor-patient ratio and physician-led operations. This approach distinguishes it from typical primary care providers by offering more time per patient, personalized care, and a mission-driven culture. ChenMed aims to improve health outcomes and lives by delivering accessible, patient-centered care while transforming how care is delivered to needy seniors.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$300K
Headquarters
Miami Gardens, Florida
Founded
1985
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 2026 brought Jeff Battinus, signaling continued hiring for aggressive expansion.
- ChenMed's website listed new 2026 thought-leadership and workplace recognition updates through August 2026.
- Turner Impact Capital and ChenMed keep opening Florida centers, extending their rollout engine.
What critics are saying
- Humana's November 2025 Delaware lawsuit accuses ChenMed of siphoning JenCare profits.
- EEOC sued ChenMed in June 2026 over alleged disability discrimination in Virginia.
- A JenCare collapse or forced settlement would damage cash flow and national expansion plans.
What makes ChenMed unique
- ChenMed's physician-led, value-based model targets moderate-to-low-income seniors with complex chronic disease.
- Its 24/7 doctors, on-site medications, and transportation lower friction for fragile Medicare patients.
- More than 100 centers across 12 states create dense, localized operating experience.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Company Match
- Unlimited Paid Time Off