Diabetes Educator

The Diabetes Educator provides education and counseling to clients with diabetes. Acute care referrals may include patients currently admitted to Pottstown Hospital or being cared for in the Emergency Department or Observation Units. Collaborates with care team regarding patients' learning needs and patient responses to education. Provides expert counsel to clinical staff regarding recognized Diabetes Guidelines, diabetes medications, monitoring equipment and other technologic tools for diabetes self-management. Collaborates with interprofessional care team and nursing leadership to positively impact patient and organizational outcomes related to diabetes care.

Will be working within the community and community wellness. Will be providing community-based Diabetes education and prevention in the Pottstown Hospital Service area. 

Hours: M-F 7am-3:30pm or 8am-4:30pm with Flexibility/ Could include weeknight or weekend events. 

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Education Requirements

• 4 year/Bachelor's Degree Required
• MSN preferred, but not required

Experience

• Community setting experience preferred, but not required

Certification and Licensure

• BLS Certification
• PA Registered Nurse License
• CDE or CDCES Certification (Required within 12 months of hire)

Required Skills

• Collaborative Skills
• Excellent Communications Skills
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Keyboarding
• Listening Skills
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Multi Line Telephone Operational Skills

We believe in the power of people to create great care.

Pottstown Hospital is a 213-bed facility with a full range of health services, including inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care, to name a few. We believe in the power of people to create great care.  We deliver compassionate, safe, quality care. And we work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring, and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

Awards:

• Healthgrades® Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2023)
• Lown Institute Hospitals Index: Grade A Cost Efficiency, Grade A Inclusivity
• The Pottstown Mercury Readers' Choice Award - Best Hospital
• Get With The Guidelines Stroke SILVER PLUS
• Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure GOLD PLUS

Accreditations

• Accredited by The Joint Commission
  • Certified Primary Stroke Center
  • Certified in Hip/Knee Replacement, Heart Failure
• Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons
  • Commission on Cancer
• Accreditation with the American College of Radiation Oncology
• American College of Radiology Accreditation
  • CT Scan, MRI, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, and PET Scan
• Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
  • Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing
• Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology