Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics or Family
Joslin Diabetes Center
- Boston, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provides care that is age specific and focuses on the management of diabetes and endocrine disorders, risk identification & reduction, and education.
- Participates and helps in the coordination of pediatric clinical, educational, and research activities.
- Participates in pediatric clinical research activities, maintaining accreditation in human subject research, FCOI, GCP and HIPAA requirements
- Complies with nursing service standards of practice and policies of Pediatrics and Clinical Research and complies with State and Federal Regulations.
- Attends regularly scheduled clinical and research staff meetings.
- Assists in the orientation and training of new employees
- Maintains professional development to ensure proper job performance, quality care, and service.
- Completes required annual educational requirements.
- Maintains professional certification in specialty area and stays current in best practices and current literature.
- Identifies own learning needs and takes steps to address opportunities for improvement.
- Maintains membership in professional organizations relevant to role including but not limited to ADA, AADE, local DEEM chapter, MONE
- Actively participates in Clinic/Center safety programs and initiatives including annual safety and review of emergency procedures
- Adheres to state (DPH), federal (OSHA), Clinic, and Center safety guidelines.
- Demonstrates behaviors that promote patient, visitor, and employee safety
- Maintains a safe work environment within the unit/area.
- MSN with ability to assume responsibility for delivery of care in the clinical setting and overseeing pediatric multidisciplinary care delivery
- Possess a minimum of two years’ experience working as a nurse practitioner
- Experience in diabetes care, pediatric diabetes care or endocrine nursing preferred, including training as a family nurse practitioner
- Experience in ambulatory care setting preferred
- Experience in clinical research preferred
- Current license, or eligibility, to practice as a nurse practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the Board of Registration in Nursing; Pediatrics or Family Practitioner Certification
- BLS certification
- Certified as Diabetes Educator by the American Association of Diabetes Educators or Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management (or in progress) or plans to obtain certification
- Valid DEA and MCS numbers, or eligibility, for prescription writing practicesDemonstrated advanced interpersonal skills
- Establishes & maintains effective 2-way communication with staff
- Has obtained or is eligible to obtain provider numbers from insurance carriers that currently contract nurse practitioners (Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield etc.)