Clinical Nurse Specialist Opportunity in Petersburg, VA

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!