Diabetes Educator RN

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical management and diabetes self-management education to diabetes patients in conjunction with LIPs. Plans and presents programs to meet the assessed learning needs of healthcare providers including patients and community as required.
• Provides educational opportunities at times and places needed. Participates in developing, updating, and maintaining educational materials. Enhances diabetes education by involving patients and families and other caretakers as appropriate in the teaching and learning process.
• Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interprets the trends in specific patient populations to achieve best practice. Develops education programs incorporating aspects of cultural diversity of population served in a collaborative environment.
• Exercises discretion and judgement when providing nutritional assessments in collaboration with registered dietician and formulates individualized meal plans.
• Uses an integrative and collaborative multidisciplinary approach to diabetes care and education, that results in enhanced patient outcomes. Demonstrates effective teaching skills and uses a variety of instructional methods and teaching strategies.
• Assists with ensuring compliance with JCAHO, DOH, Magnet, and other regulatory agency standards. Assists in the maintenance of all required records for ADA certification and re-certification.
• Participates in activities that promote and expand the reputation and the services of the diabetes programs
• Performs other nursing functions and assists co-workers in the practice flexibly and as needed

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program. Must attain Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) certification within one year of hire.
• One year previous experience as a registered nurse in an outpatient facility or acute care healthcare facility.
• NJ RN License

• Excellent organizational and verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong working knowledge base of endocrine/diabetic care.

• Frequent physical demands include: Sitting , Standing , Walking , Wrist position deviation , Pinching/fine motor activities , Keyboard use/repetitive motion Occasional physical demands include: Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Carry objects , Push/Pull , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl , Taste or Smell Continuous physical demands include: Talk or Hear Lifting Floor to Waist 25 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 10 lbs.