Diabetes Nurse Educator

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

2d•CA$42 - CA$53•Onsite

About The Position

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive. Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of transgender and non-binary people of any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases, and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels. The Opportunity Accountable to the Manager, Children’s Ambulatory Medical Care, the Diabetes Nurse Educator is responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process in the delivery of family-centred patient care consistent with the philosophy, mission and vision of the IWK Health Centre. The Staff Nurse’s focus will be to provide care to children, youth and families primarily in the ambulatory clinic setting. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): collaboration with interdisciplinary care team members involved in patient care, and providing comprehensive nursing assessment, care planning and management of patients/families cared for by the Diabetes Team. Patient/family teaching, patient testing, and facilitated telephone care form a significant part of the diabetes nurse educator’s role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required (candidates with commensurate experience and education will be considered)
Licensed or eligible for licensure by the provincial regulator is required
Current successful completion of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (BLS) Program within the last 12 months, or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required
Three (3) years recent pediatric ambulatory clinic experience required
Competency with computer applications (e.g., MS Word, Outlook, Internet) required
Proven time management, organizational and problem-solving skills required
Demonstrated ability to partner/collaborate with families and multidisciplinary health care team members
Demonstrated ability in telephone-facilitated care
Demonstrated commitment to professional development
Proven effective interpersonal communication skills (written/verbal)
Demonstrated understanding and commitment to Family Centred Care

Nice To Haves

Insulin Dose Adjustment (as a Delegated Medical Function) preferred. Willingness to obtain required.
Certified Competencies in Insulin Pump Therapy preferred. Willingness to obtain required.
Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) designation preferred. Willingness to obtain as soon as eligible required.
Competencies in other languages an asset.

Responsibilities

Collaboration with interdisciplinary care team members involved in patient care
Providing comprehensive nursing assessment, care planning and management of patients/families cared for by the Diabetes Team
Patient/family teaching
Patient testing
Facilitated telephone care