Physician Assistant Diabetes

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. This position is 20 hours Job Summary The Diabetes PA is an advanced practice practitioner who has a 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. The practitioner has the responsibility 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 their collaborating physician in accordance with mutually developed practice guidelines, members of the care team and is responsible to the APP Team Manager or APP Chief for the area for specific to the discipline of Advanced Practice Providers.

Requirements

Master's Degree Physician Assistant required
Physician Assistant MA - required
Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant preferred
Skilled in taking medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
Ability to work with a variety of information systems and databases: MS Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Electronic Health Record
Knowledge of and-commitment to the principles of team-based care and aware of local, regional and national trends in chronic disease care redesign and transformation
Expert clinical judgement skills to function in the independent role
Strong organizational skills
Excellent interpersonal relationship and communication skills to collaborate with patients’ families, staff, and community health workers
Must possess the ability to function clinically both as an autonomous provider and as a member of an interdisciplinary team
Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of clinical and administrative staff forming strong partnerships
Ability to function at the highest level professionally and clinically
Ability to work with frequent stress resulting from busy clinical settings and changing organizational climate
Ability to be self-directive and demonstrate initiative in addressing responsibilities of position
Ability to utilize appropriate problem solving and conflict resolution skills
Ability to maintain quality control standards.
Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing a diabetes focused patient population preferred
Experience in Research preferred
Bi-lingual strongly preferred, Spanish or Haitian Creole preferred second languages
Experience in Motivational Interviewing preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of hospital-based and community-based care—strongly prefer both
Experience working in large complex health care organizations
Experience working with a diverse patient population

Responsibilities

In clinical care, performs in the role of Licensed Independent Practitioner and is responsible to work independently and in collaboration with other providers to maintain a panel of patients
Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a select patient population in both the ambulatory and inpatient settings as needed
Works collaboratively with the Diabetes Management Services (DMS) team members to provide direct care, counseling and teaching to patients with diabetes
Provides comprehensive diabetes education in both one-on-one as well as in group settings, which may include travel among various primary care and specialty clinic sites
Provides patient instruction in the use of and administration of injectable medications, Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems (CGMs) and Insulin pump therapy
Performs physical examinations and provides preventative health measures appropriate to patient needs
Works collaboratively with physicians and other to triage diabetes-specific clinical calls from patients and direct care appropriately
Orders, interprets and evaluates appropriate lab and diagnostic tests to assess patients’ clinical problems and health care needs
Arranges for appropriate plan of care and follow-up based on outcome of diagnostic, lab, and physical assessment findings
Performs laboratory tests appropriate for specific patient population
Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures
Records pertinent patient care findings in the medical record
Sets priorities for appropriates and efficient management of patient care that reflects cost effective management of time, available human resources, supplies and equipment
Maintains interdisciplinary approach to planning and communicating patient care information by discussing patient data with appropriate physicians and other health care professionals
Utilizes available resources and methodologies to advance practice within the division and beyond, with the aim of improving the care of all patients, particularly those most at risk for adverse outcomes
Incorporates the concepts of health maintenance, prevention and promotion into daily practice through patient education and counseling
Demonstrates awareness of community resources and assists staff, patients, and families to effectively utilize them
Performs other related duties and responsibilities with the support of the diabetes program team as required