Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Diabetes Management

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | 16 Shifts/Month + Full Benefits

Hospital-Based Specialty Practice | Schenectady, NY

GlyCare is seeking Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to join our hospital-based inpatient diabetes and glycemic management team at Ellis Medicine

This is a unique opportunity to practice in a specialized inpatient consultative role focused exclusively on diabetes and glycemic management for adult hospitalized patients on Med-Surg and Step-Down units (non-ICU).

Providers practice within a highly collaborative, protocol-driven model with endocrinology support, structured onboarding, and extensive specialty training.

Enjoy a flexible hospital-based schedule averaging approximately 16 shifts per month. This role offers significantly more non-working days than traditional Monday–Friday provider positions while allowing you to practice in a highly specialized inpatient setting.

Why Providers Choose GlyCare

• Approximately 16 shifts per month
• Full benefits eligibility
• Predictable block-style scheduling
• Significant schedule flexibility and extended time away from work
• Daytime hospital-based rounding only
• Minimal phone-only after-hours call responsibility (~4 call days/month, assigned only on scheduled workdays)
• No ICU management
• No procedures
• No controlled substance prescribing
• Structured inpatient diabetes training, mentorship, and ongoing clinical support provided
• Collaborative inpatient consultative practice model

Schedule Options

Openings for the following schedules:

• Monday - Wednesday + every other weekend
  OR
• Wednesday - Friday + alternating weekends

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Compensation: $124,800 – 135,000
• $3,000 sign-on bonus available for candidates with:  prior inpatient hospitalist experience (with or without diabetes experience), or outpatient NP diabetes management experience, or new graduates with diabetes-focused clinical rotations
• PPO health insurance effective the 1st of the month
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Dental, vision, and disability coverage
• $600 annual iPhone stipend
• $1,500 annual CME reimbursement
• Tuition assistance
• Ongoing education and mentorship

What You’ll Do

• Provide inpatient diabetes and glycemic management consultations
• Manage adult non-ICU hospitalized patients
• Adjust insulin and diabetes therapies using evidence-based protocols
• Collaborate closely with hospitalists, nursing, pharmacy and acute care teams
• Document directly within the hospital EMR
• Participate in a collaborative consultative inpatient care model

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted New York NP or PA license
  NP certification as FNP, AGNP, or ACNP, or PA-C certification
• Inpatient clinical experience preferred
  EMR proficiency required
  Experienced inpatient APPs encouraged to apply
  New graduates with strong inpatient clinical training are also encouraged to apply
  DEA not required
  Minimum one-year commitment preferred

About GlyCare

GlyCare is a hospital-based group practice specializing exclusively in inpatient diabetes and glycemic management. Our teams partner directly with hospitals to improve glycemic outcomes, reduce complications, and support frontline inpatient teams through a standardized, evidence-based consultative model.

Location

Ellis Medicine

1101 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY 12308