Advanced Practice RN (APRN) Specialty-Endocrinology

Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville • Hopkinsville, KY

10d

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is responsible for practicing medicine to include conducting examinations and writing prescriptions. Within physician –APRN collaborative agreement, the APRN exercises autonomy in medical decision-making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services with no supervision requirement. May practice in several specialty areas including occupational medicine, surgery, urgent care, family/internal medicine and specialty. Endocrine Disorders Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville physicians, nurses, and other medical team members are equipped to provide care for a wide range of endocrine disorders and conditions, including: Adrenal gland disorders Cushing’s syndrome Diabetes mellitus Graves’ disease Growth disorders Hashimoto’s disease Hypertension (high blood pressure) Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism Infertility Metabolic bone disease (MBD) Pituitary disorders Thyroid and other glandular cancers The goal in every case is restoration of the patient’s good health, to the extent possible, by reestablishing the body’s proper hormonal balances. Endocrinological Services The medical professionals at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville offer a comprehensive suite of diagnostic and treatment options for addressing health issues related to the endocrine system: Diagnostic procedures, including imaging studies, urine testing, hormone analysis, and identification of genetic abnormalities. Medication therapy Hormone therapy

Requirements

• BSN required
• MSN required
• Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification as a practitioner from an approved nurse practitioner program
• Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability
• Active RN license in Kentucky or compact state
• Current unrestricted license to practice as an APRN in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
• BLS Certification

Responsibilities

• Practicing medicine to include conducting examinations and writing prescriptions.
• Exercising autonomy in medical decision-making within physician –APRN collaborative agreement.
• Providing a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services with no supervision requirement.
• Providing care for a wide range of endocrine disorders and conditions.
• Restoring the patient’s good health by reestablishing the body’s proper hormonal balances.
• Offering a comprehensive suite of diagnostic and treatment options for addressing health issues related to the endocrine system.
• Performing diagnostic procedures, including imaging studies, urine testing, hormone analysis, and identification of genetic abnormalities.
• Administering medication therapy.
• Administering hormone therapy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior