Diabetes Nurse Practitioner

The Diabetes Nurse Practitioner functions as part of a team that consults and manages Patients with diabetes in the Outpatient Setting.  . The Nurse Practitioner will focus on post-transplantation diabetes as well as patients with long-term diabetes who have received recent organ transplantation.

Work in collaboration with Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nursing, MAs, Administrative Staff, Nutrition, Information Systems, and Pharmacy to improve the care of patients with diabetes.

Establishes follow up care for patients new to diabetes.

All nurse practitioners function under the guidelines as designed by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center medical staff guidelines and are credentialed through that body.

The CRNP hired by the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism will be held accountable through a formal job description, through the delineation of privileges, and through their agreement with their collaborating physician who has initiated a Collaborative Practice Agreement.

All clinical work hours and associated requirements will be defined and managed under the direction of the collaborating physician/division designee, and within the Human Resource guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications: Licensed to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing Regulations

Prior to employment, the CRNP must be reviewed by the Credentials Committee and approved by the Medical Board.

Certification as a CRNP required at time of employment.

PA RN licensure (RN) RN

PA CRNP licensure

PA Prescriptive Authority

National Board Certification

BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association (For providers in the ambulatory setting)

2.5 + years Exp