Diabetes Educator
About The Position
This is a full-time, 3.5-year, grant-funded position for a Diabetes Educator. The role involves leading weekly group education classes, delivering diabetes disease state and financial education from an established curriculum. The educator will also provide intensive health, wellness, and financial coaching, as well as disease state management for study participants. Coaching visits are monthly and can be in-person or remote. Comprehensive documentation is required. Additional responsibilities may include administering the food pharmacy benefit, participant recruitment, screening for eligibility, data collection, and data entry. The position is hybrid, allowing up to three days of remote work per week, with one in-person evening session per week for group classes. There are no holidays or weekends required.
Requirements
- Health Care Professional (PharmD, RN, NP, PA, APRN, RD) licensed in the state of Nebraska.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to speak in public.
- Ability to counsel patients.
- Ability to motivate patients toward positive behavior change.
- Ability to document patient visits.
- Ability to communicate via email with research team and study participants.
- Knowledgeable in diabetes pathophysiology and treatment (both lifestyle and pharmacotherapy).
Nice To Haves
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist credential.
- Experience with health and wellness coaching.
- Experience with diabetes education.
- Experience with disease state management.
- Experience working with low-income populations.
- On the job training in financial literacy and coaching will be provided.
- Demonstrates empathy.
- Has a passion for social justice.
Responsibilities
- Lead weekly group education classes, delivering diabetes disease state and financial education.
- Provide intensive health, wellness, and financial coaching to study participants.
- Offer disease state management for study participants.
- Conduct monthly coaching visits, which may occur in-person or remotely.
- Complete comprehensive documentation for all visits and activities.
- Administer the food pharmacy benefit.
- Assist with participant recruitment.
- Screen participants for eligibility to enroll in the study.
- Perform data collection and data entry.
Benefits
- Grant-funded position
- Hybrid work environment (up to three days remote per week)
- On the job training in financial literacy and coaching
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
