Diabetes Educator III
About The Position
Provides assessment, goal setting, education, behavioral intervention, and ongoing case management to patients and caregivers to promote diabetes self-management in inpatient and ambulatory settings. Contributes to position papers, guideline development, and other literature that advances the specialty. Develops processes to improve transitions of care and ensure appropriate self-management education and resources. Creates innovative strategies to achieve the Quadruple Aim: population health, quality of patient care experience, costs associated with care, and meaningfulness of the provider’s experience.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Nursing, or bachelor's or master's degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Education, or Nursing.
- CDCES certification from the Certification Board of Diabetes Care and Education, or BC-ADM certification from the Certification Board of Diabetes Care and Education.
- Five years of diabetes care experience as a licensed dietitian or nurse.
Responsibilities
- Provides individualized diabetes self-management education and training to individuals and groups according to the Scope of Practice, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional Performance for Diabetes Educators.
- Uses the ADCES 7 Self-Care Behaviors® framework to teach, reinforce, and evaluate self-management skills.
- Assesses patients’ skills and knowledge, education, health literacy and numeracy, culture, readiness to learn, preferred learning style and language, learning barriers, financial barriers, confidence and skills with technology, and support needs.
- Evaluates patient needs at appropriate intervals and suggests management strategies, including IIM and diabetes technology.
- Interprets data generated from monitoring tools.
- Translates technology data findings into actionable recommendations based on the plan of care.
- Records daily activities and patient-related encounters in appropriate formats within the electronic medical record.
- Uses technology and databases to search for publications and appropriately filter data.
- Applies critical thinking to evaluate research and quality-improvement findings.
- Contributes to position papers, guideline development, and other literature to advance the specialty.
- Develops processes to improve transitions of care and ensure appropriate self-management education and resources.
- Creates strategies to achieve the Quadruple Aim.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
