Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse

Saint Luke's Health System•Overland Park, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse serves as a role model, consultant, change agent, instructor, and facilitator in assessing learning needs and in planning, implementing, and evaluating educational activities for nursing staff. Serves as a clinical and educational consultant to promote and support the professional practice environment, maximum performance, and quality patient care. Provides diabetes self-management training for patients either newly diagnosed with diabetes or with identified diabetes needs such as hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis.

Requirements

Strong knowledge in Diabetes and medication management
MO and KS RN license required
CDCES required within 2 years of hire
Associate Degree
Less than 1 year of applicable experience

Nice To Haves

CDCES

Responsibilities

Assessment of patients' abilities, limitations, and barriers to diabetes self-management
Collaboration with referring provider and patient care team to identify and prioritize strategies to assist patients with diabetes self-management education
Assist patients with medication adjustments to achieve optimal glycemic control in direct collaboration with the primary care provider
Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes, medication management, acute and chronic diabetes related complications and motivational interviewing
Use self-management training techniques to assess, plan and implement patient and family education in individual and/or group settings. Education to include self-monitoring of blood glucose, medications, diet/meal planning, exercise, goal setting, coping skills, and reduction of risk factors
Keep current in new and advancing diabetes related technologies
Participate in CQI projects and evaluation of outcome measures to assess diabetes education effectiveness.