Clinical Nurse Specialist Opportunity in Petersburg, VA!
Clinical Nurse Specialist Opportunity - Bon Secours Program for Diabetes Health
Bon Secours is Hiring a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Bon Secours Program for Diabetes Health.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse responsible for implementing a patient-centered and outcomes-driven program of care for hospitalized individuals living with diabetes. Position responsibilities include implementing state-of-the-science diabetes care and diabetes self-management training (DSMT) using evidence-based practice protocols, guidelines and clinical nursing judgment; developing the clinical expertise of the healthcare team; and leading and facilitating system-wide change for the hospitalized population.
Duties:
- Deliver clinically expert diabetes care & patient self-management training
- Conduct an advanced nursing assessment, formulate nursing diagnoses, and develop an individualized plan of care using evidence-based practice guidelines, protocols and clinical nursing judgment
- Implement national clinical practice standards of diabetes care and DSMT and document care in the electronic health record
- Collaborate with interprofessional team members, and participate in meetings and rounds
- Provide and/or participate in educational programs for interprofessional staff to promote uniform understanding and implementation of evidence-based diabetes care
- Mentor professional nurses and other healthcare team members in acquiring the knowledge, skill and confidence to deliver evidenced-based diabetes care
- Collaboratively develop system-wide diabetes program
- Strategize development and implementation of diabetes program strategies, including but not limited to policy, procedure and protocol development, to coordinate diabetes care across the continuum.
- Communicate regularly with diabetes program director(s) verbally, through written report and by participation in scheduled diabetes program meetings
- Ensure care delivered to each patient is in accordance with the Joint Commission, National Standards for Diabetes Self Management and the AACE and the American Diabetes Association as appropriate
- Comply with federal requirements set forth under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation
- Maintain accurate record-keeping to meet productivity standards and practice effective time management and prioritizing of tasks
If you are a licensed NP with demonstrated experience of Diabetes care, we invite you to apply to this position!
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