Advanced Practice RN (APRN) Specialty-Endocrinology

Job Summary : 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 :

BSN required; MSN required

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