Physician Assistant Diabetes

Job Summary

The Diabetes PA is an advanced practice practitioner who has specialized knowledge and skills in diabetes through completion of a nurse practitioner program, completion of a diabetes certificate program and/or work experience in the care of patients with diabetes. The practitioner has the credentials to function in an expanded clinical role and is responsible for the daily management of diabetes patients.

They are responsible for assessment and management of patients including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, and continuous implementation and evaluation of appropriate plan of care. The PA works with a collaborating physician in accordance with mutually developed practice guidelines, members of the care team and is accountable to the APP Team Manager or APP Chief for the area specific to the discipline of Advanced Practice Providers.

• Perform clinical care as a Licensed Independent Practitioner, working independently and collaboratively to maintain a panel of patients
• Provide direct care, counseling, and teaching to a select patient population in both ambulatory and inpatient settings as needed
• Collaborate with the Diabetes Management Services (DMS) team to provide direct care, counseling, and teaching to patients with diabetes
• Provide comprehensive diabetes education in one‑on‑one and group settings, which may include travel among various primary care and specialty clinic sites
• Train patients in the use of injectable medications, Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems (CGMs), and insulin pump therapy
• Perform physical examinations and give preventative health measures appropriate to patient needs
• Collaborate with physicians to triage diabetes‑specific clinical calls and direct care appropriately
• Order, interpret, and evaluate appropriate lab and diagnostic tests to assess patients’ clinical problems and health care needs
• Arrange an appropriate plan of care and follow‑up based on diagnostic, lab, and physical assessment findings
• Order medications and write prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures
• Record pertinent patient care findings in the medical record
• Set priorities for efficient management of patient care that reflect cost‑effective use of time, human resources, supplies, and equipment
• Maintain an interdisciplinary approach to planning and communicating patient care information with physicians and other health care professionals
• Utilize available resources and methodologies to advance practice within the division and beyond, improving care for all patients, especially those most at risk for adverse outcomes
• Incorporate health maintenance, prevention, and promotion concepts into daily practice through patient education and counseling
• Demonstrate awareness of community resources and assist staff, patients, and families to effectively utilize them
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities with the support of the diabetes program team as required

• Master’s Degree Physician Assistant (required)
• Physician Assistant MA (required)
• Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant (preferred)
• Experience managing a diabetes‑focused patient population (preferred)
• Experience in research (preferred)
• Bi‑lingual strongly preferred;
  Spanish or Haitian Creole preferred
• Experience in motivational interviewing (preferred)
• Demonstrated knowledge of hospital‑based and community‑based care—strongly preferred both
• Experience working in large complex health care organizations
• Experience working with a diverse patient population
• Ability to work with a variety of information systems and databases: MS Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Electronic Health Record
• Knowledge and commitment to team‑based care principles and awareness of local, regional and national trends in chronic disease care redesign and transformation

• Expert clinical judgement to function independently
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with patients, families, staff and community health workers
• Ability to function as an autonomous provider and as an interdisciplinary team member
• Ability to collaborate…