Endocrine Nurse Practitioner
Saban Community Clinic · Los Angeles, CA · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
Position Summary
This role will provide comprehensive outpatient care for patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders and will function as a collaborative provider, managing a broad spectrum of chronic endocrine conditions, delivering patient-centered care, and supporting long-term disease management.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Diagnose, treat, and manage a wide range of endocrine and metabolic conditions, including Diabetes types I and II, Obesity & Weight Management, PCOS, Thyroid disorders, Adrenal and Pituitary disorders, Metabolic syndromes (PMOS, MASLD).
- Provide and manage evidence-based hormone therapies, including Gender-affirming hormone care and Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for post-menopausal women.
- Maintain treatment effectiveness and adjust therapy plans as necessary.
- Perform comprehensive patient evaluations, including history, physical exams, and interpretation of diagnostic tests.
- Develop individualized treatment plans focusing on lifestyle, pharmacologic, and technological interventions.
- Prescribe medications, durable medical equipment, and diabetes technologies (e.g., CGMs, insulin pumps).
- Educate patients on disease management, medication adherence, and lifestyle modification.
- Collaborate with physicians, dietitians, diabetes educators, behavioral health providers, and other specialists.
- Coordinate referrals and manage continuity of care.
- Participate in interdisciplinary case discussions when appropriate.
- Proactively assist the patient and family through all facets of accessing care at the Clinic and elsewhere, serving as a resource to resolve patient and family concerns.
Position Requirements
- Master’s degree in nursing (NP program)
- Active and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in California
- Eligibility for or possession of a 103 License (NP furnishing number)
- National board certification as an NP (e.g., FNP, AGNP)
- Current DEA license and BLS certificate
- Minimum of 1–2 years of clinical experience preferred (endocrinology experience strongly preferred)
- Basic knowledge of local, state and federal regulations relating to care of patients in a clinic setting; and prior experience with county, state and federal programs such as CHDP, FPACT, EWC, Medi-Cal and Title X is preferred.