Diabetes Patient educator, Maternal Fetal Medicine (Full-time, Days)

St. Luke’s University Health Network • Bethlehem, PA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Diabetes/Patient Educator, Maternal Fetal Medicine will provide comprehensive, high quality nutritional care to patients through assessments, diet counseling and diabetes support and education programs. This role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized education plans for patients with diabetes during pregnancy.

Requirements

• Registered Professional Nurse or Registered Dietician with a Bachelor of Science degree.
• Current license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania.
• Certification as a Diabetes Educator preferred. Eligibility for certification may be considered.
• ADA/CDCES certification as a Diabetes Educator within 2 years.
• A Registered Nurse or Registered Dietitian who is also a certified diabetes educator, or who is eligible to become a certified diabetes educator.
• ADA/CDCES certification as a Diabetes Educator within 2 years.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of diabetes and pregnancy education preferred.
• Experience with insulin pump therapy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively develops education goals, learning objectives and an individualized plan for education content and teaching methods for diabetes and pregnancy program participants.
• Collects diabetes and pregnancy program participant assessment data using the ADCES framework in a collaborative and ongoing manner.
• Assesses patients’ blood glucose levels and develops a plan of care in collaboration with the Perinatologist and Perinatal Nurse Practitioner.
• Utilizes fetal ultrasound data to assist in blood glucose evaluation.
• Provides education interventions that utilize primarily interactive, collaborative, skill-based training methods and maximizes the use of interactive training methods.
• Collaboratively develops an individualized follow-up plan with each program participant.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the education provided by measuring attainment of learning objectives.
• Conducts ongoing and follow-up assessments upon completion of diabetes and pregnancy program; utilizes the outcome measures from the AADE7 Continuum of Outcomes Framework.
• Documents assessment data, educational plan, services provided and evaluation results in each participant’s education records.
• Utilizes a team approach to provide services, collaborates and communicates with team members when needed.

Benefits

• Unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level