Dedham, MA, 02027, USA
17 hours ago
NP/PA Diabetes Specialist
**Job Type:** Regular **Time Type:** Full time **Work Shift:** Day (United States of America) **FLSA Status:** Exempt **When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.** Job Summary: Provides direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management independently, using physician consultation where appropriate. **Job Description:** Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care is seeking an experienced Advanced Practitioner who specializes in the field of Diabetes Management. This role will provide embedded and accelerated Diabetes access to patients within Primary Care by way of a new and innovative model with the goal to improve health outcomes. This role offers the chance to work with a team of experienced APPs, Pharmacists, Community based specialty and /or primary care certified Nurse Educator and/or Registered Dietician and Physicians remotely, providing high-quality care for patients with Diabetes within Primary Care. This position involves working within a primary care clinic and providing care for patients locally referred with Diabetes. Virtual visits remotely may be considered. No weekends or on-call required. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, be able to work independently, engage with a multidisciplinary regional team, and demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering comprehensive patient care. **Essential Responsibilities:** Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the plan of care for a panel of patients. Evaluates individual health care status of patients, including eliciting a patient history, performance of physical examination, ordering of screening and diagnostic tests, risk assessment and interprets this information to establish a diagnosis. Develops and implements a plan of care, including treatments, medications and the like within defined guidelines for practice. Provides care to the patient in a manner that incorporates the principles of patient satisfaction and delivery of cost effective care. Participates in the development and evaluation of practice guidelines. Monitors the individual's response to therapy and revises the plan, as indicated, with particular attention to education and counseling and encouragement of self-care. Provides ongoing individualized patient orientation to APG/BIDCO. Seeks consultation from the consulting physician and other members of the healthcare team. Makes appropriate referrals as indicated by patient needs. Identifies learning needs of patients and staff and collaborates with other leaders to determine priorities for educational programs. Participates in interdisciplinary education programs of the practice and provides clinical precepting for nursing students, nurse practitioner students, medical students and others. Provides leadership that supports APG, BIDHC practice policies and goals. **Required Qualifications:** Certified NP or PA license to practice in Massachusetts Master's degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant program License Nursing License required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required. 1-3 years related work experience required. Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG American Heart Association-Basic Life Support Certificate DEA certification MCSR certification At least 2 years working in a clinical setting managing patients with complex diabetes such as an endocrinology practice, or a diabetes center/team, or a primary care practice with high volumes of patients with diabetes, or a diabetes fellowship program, or equivalent experience Well versed with CGMs, insulin pumps, advanced newer diabetes agents (GLP1, SGLT2, etc...), insulin titration, etc. Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access. **Preferred Qualifications:** Related primary care practice expertise. **Competencies:** **Written Communications:** Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers. **Oral Communications:** Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers. **Knowledge:** Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations. **Team Work:** Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization. **Customer Service:** Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner. **Age based Competencies:** Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -. **Physical Nature of the Job:** Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift. **As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.** **More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.** **Equal Opportunity** **Employer/Veterans/Disabled**
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