Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Hospital Diabetes Management

Job Description

Job DescriptionNurse Practitioner- Inpatient Hospital Diabetes Management
JM2 Health is a Diabetes Solutions company focused on improving the health and wellbeing of persons with diabetes. We partner with healthcare organizations to provide high quality, collaborative and patient-centered care. JM2 Health is looking to hire an experienced Nurse Practitioner to manage patients' diabetes while hospitalized.


If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding career and want to work for a company that respects the work/life balance, this is the place for you!


Job Details:


Location: Multiple Sites in the Milwaukee Area within Ascension WI


Part-time hourly


Hours- Dayshift


Job Summary:

This is a part-time position that covers multiple sites within Ascension WI in the Milwaukee area.

The Inpatient Hospital Diabetes Nurse Practitioner functions interdependently within the hospital environment providing direct and indirect holistic care. The Inpatient Hospital Diabetes Nurse Practitioner role focuses on glycemic management to include but not limited to assessment and evaluation of new consults, following up with existing consults, writing orders related to diabetes management including diabetes medications, labs and writing referrals as needed. The NP assessment includes the patient’s physical, psychosocial, education, rehabilitative and discharge needs. Within this role, they will work as part of a cohesive diabetes self-management education team and collaborate with the medical, nursing and ancillary hospital staff. Role and Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret patients’ histories, symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses
• Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care and professional practice guidelines
• Order outpatient follow-up to include diabetes education and/or specialist intervention when appropriate
• Perform proper and timely billing for services rendered
• Ensure that billing and clinical documentation adheres to compliance standards of host hospital
• Develop and maintain collaborative physician relationship, ensuring effective communication, openness to feedback and recommendations for improvement as needed
• Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, insurance coverage and cost as legally authorized
• Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions
• Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks
• Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations
• Educate patients about self-management of acute and chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients’ individual circumstances
• Communicate with interdisciplinary team to coordinate interventions, revise patient plan of care to meet changing needs and assure continuity of care
• Provide coaching, mentoring and instruction to hospital bedside care providers
• Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional accountability and growth

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral Nursing degree- Family or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner required
• At least 2 yrs experience as a Nurse Practitioner
• Current state license
• DEA license
• Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management BC-ADM credential (If not already credentialed, will be required to sit for the exam within 2 years of hire.)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Excellent interpersonal and group communication skills- written, verbal and non-verbal
• Strong organizational skills
• Team player
• High level of professionalism
• Ability to work with a diverse patient population and have exceptional customer service skills

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Must be willing to travel to various local/regional locations
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, carry, push/pull, bend, squat, twist, rotate, kneel and reach occasionally throughout the workday
• Operate equipment necessary to perform the job
• Work Setting- Inpatient/ Acute Care