Nurse Practitioner, Part-Time

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Conduct thorough patient intake assessments for adolescents, encompassing medical history, risk factor evaluation, and eligibility determination.

• Request necessary laboratory tests and analyze the results.

• Raise any findings that fall outside program guidelines.

• Collaborate with patients and their families to create tailored care plans.

• Prescribe and oversee GLP-1 therapy when medically justified and within the scope of prescriptive authority.

• Offer comprehensive care that includes nutritional and behavioral support.

• Manage continuous care through follow-up visits, dosage adjustments, side effect and safety monitoring, and support for adherence.

• Work in coordination with physicians, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, and health coaches.

• Adhere to clinical protocols and escalation processes as outlined in the supervising physician agreement.

• Bring complex or unclear cases to the attention of the supervising MD or Physician Lead.

⛳️ Requirements

• Valid, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (APRN) license in good standing.

• National board certification relevant to adolescent care, such as FNP-BC/FNP-C or PNP-PC.

• Active prescriptive authority.

• Commitment to obtaining and maintaining licensure and prescriptive authority in states where Balance operates.

• Willingness to enter into collaborative practice or supervision agreements as mandated by state law.

• Comfort and credibility in caring for adolescents and their families.

• Interest in adolescent and obesity medicine.

• Availability for 20–80 hours per month.

• Strong written communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively within an asynchronous, distributed telehealth care team under physician oversight.

• Certification in obesity medicine for advanced practice providers or a clear plan to achieve it (preferred).

• Previous experience in prescribing or managing GLP-1 therapy (preferred).

• Experience in telehealth (preferred).

• Familiarity with working alongside registered dietitians, behavioral health clinicians, and health coaches in a multidisciplinary approach (preferred).

• Multi-state licensure or a willingness to pursue it (preferred).

• Bilingual in Spanish and English or experience serving linguistically diverse pediatric populations (preferred).

• Authorization to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Additional quality/productivity incentives on top of hourly pay.

• Flexible part-time work that scales with program needs.

• Minimal onboarding training focused on weight/obesity management and GLP-1 therapy.

• Opportunity to develop expertise in obesity medicine while working.