Clinical Diabetes Nurse

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska•Macy, NE

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Clinical Diabetes Nurse will be an integral part of the team, working behind the scenes and in the clinic. This role involves collaborating with providers and clinical staff to ensure high-quality, timely patient care using the nursing process. The nurse will provide patient care, triage, consultation, and referral services among team members.

Requirements

Previous experience in a patient care setting preferred
Previous Endocrinology experience preferred but not required
Current nursing tristate licensure is required
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) required, Registered Nurse (RN) preferred
Must have valid Driver's License and be insurable
Knowledge of diabetic education services
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations
Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail, and maintain a positive attitude
Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibility and to prioritize scheduling of work
Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information
Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, providers, or others in a professional manner
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from providers, patients and their family members or other employees within the work setting
Must pass background check, physical, and pre-employment drug screen

Nice To Haves

Previous Endocrinology experience

Responsibilities

Greeting visitors and clients in a friendly and professional manner
Triage and Development of Plan of Care and determining needs of the patients
Care coordination and pre-visiting planning
Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services
Conducts monthly multidisciplinary team meetings with the approach to Diabetes
Medical records documentation with organized and quality documentation as required
Work collaboratively with providers to deliver high quality care
Work with the Endocrine Specialist with designated clinical times set aside for "Endocrine Clinic"
Reviews and triages incoming test results as indicated comparing the data with the norm, when possible, to determine patient care needs and notifies the provider and assists with interventions appropriately and documents accordingly
Administers medications that require patient assessments
Arranges patient transfers and assesses the safety of moving patients
Patient education of disease process, prevention and insulin/insulin pumps including CGM care
This may include home visits with diabetic patient as needed
Attend online courses for improving Diabetes understanding with a goal of achieving certification in Diabetes Care and Education Specialist within 5 years of employment
Become cross-trained in the clinic to support workflow as required and accepts assignments in other areas and performs duties within individualized competency
Responsible for completing the Annual IHS Diabetes Audit
Attend online training for the Annual Audit orientation
Attend additional training as identified as needed
Community job sites, home visits, and hospital visits
Others duties as assigned