High Risk Obstetrical Consultants is looking to add a dynamic Nurse Practitioner to our diabetes team. The mid-level practitioner will provide diabetic services to our Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetic patients. The below is an overview and may not be inclusive of all responsibilities.
Position Overview
The Nurse Practitioner provides specialty appropriate patient diagnosis, treatments/procedures, education, consultation, and follow-up under the supervision of one or more physicians.
About the Position
This is a full-time position consisting of 4 ½ days per week. The candidate will be responsible for compassionately caring for pregnant women. You must also be able to devise a detailed treatment plan that will further the care and treatment of our patients.
- Assessing appropriate gestational progress
- Educating patients about diabetes in pregnancy
- Eliciting comprehensive health histories
- Ordering and interpreting common laboratory and other diagnostic tests
- Prescribing medication
- Scheduling new referrals in an appropriate time frame.
- Ordering immunizations
- Adjust oral medication and insulin adjustments as appropriate
- Educating diabetic patients on carbohydrate counting, meal planning, use of glucose monitors, logging results, insulin pens, and insulin pumps to assist with calculated doses
- Build a rapport with providers to discuss ongoing patient plans of care
- Record detailed and accurate documentation in the medical chart
- Effective communication with all team members
Benefits available including health insurance, dental insurance, 401K with Match and paid time off.
- Current Nurse Practitioner License
- Certified Diabetes Educator or willingness to achieve certification
- A minimum of two years diabetic education experience.
- Comfortable with computer platforms such as Word, Excel, Outlook