Diabetic Educator (Pediatric Discovery Clinic) Temporary

University of Minnesota Physicians•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

Why M Physicians? The Pediatric Discovery Clinic offers a wide range of services to pediatric patients seeking care from any of our 15 sub-specialties. Some of the pediatric sub-specialties we see include; surgery, dermatology, endocrine/diabetes, nephrology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, muscular dystrophy, allergy, solid organ transplant, weight management, and adoption medicine. Many of our clinics are multi-disciplinary, which means we offer multiple specialty services within one clinic appointment. We perform outpatient procedures, pulmonary function testing, lab draws, allergy testing, and other interventions as directed by physicians within the clinic. We offer child-family-life services, which help children to cope and understand the procedures being performed in a child-friendly way. Our teams practice patient and family centered care, partnering with families to ensure they are a partner in the care our patients receive. This is a temporary only position, expected to last 6-8 months only, supporting our Diabetes department. What you will do as a Certified Diabetes Education Specialist: Provides direct patient education in an individual or group setting Assesses patient's physical, psychosocial, behavioral and educational needs (to include self-management, SBGM, nutrition, physical activity, medication taking, and health maintenance labs) and interprets the information to identify individualized clinical and educational needs Teaches technical stills, concepts of diabetes self management and facilitates behavior change for patients with Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes as well as those with pre-diabetes Documentation of required assessments, interventions, evaluations, and follow-up is consistent with established departmental and ADA standards Individualizes education presentation & materials to the patient and patient circumstance Care coordination is goal/outcome focused and revised and/or patient is referred for additional services to help in attaining their goals Maintains program content so that is current and consistent with ADA standards and Fairview/M Physicians Diabetes Care Uses knowledge of the organization to meet immediate and possible critical needs of patients to be seen or contacted by a provider Works collaboratively with the other members of the health care team; including physicians, pharmacists, hospital staff and clinic staff Demonstrates accountability for professional practice by accepting responsibility for assessment of performance and peer review Encourages and supports the quality clinical initiatives related to diabetes care Strives to help patients meet the established goals Demonstrates ability to provide applicable care/service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level of population served

Requirements

Registered Nurse or Registered Dietitian
Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
BLS certification or certification within orientation period
3-5 years of experience as a primary diabetes educator

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient education in an individual or group setting
Assesses patient's physical, psychosocial, behavioral and educational needs (to include self-management, SBGM, nutrition, physical activity, medication taking, and health maintenance labs) and interprets the information to identify individualized clinical and educational needs
Teaches technical stills, concepts of diabetes self management and facilitates behavior change for patients with Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes as well as those with pre-diabetes
Documentation of required assessments, interventions, evaluations, and follow-up is consistent with established departmental and ADA standards
Individualizes education presentation & materials to the patient and patient circumstance
Care coordination is goal/outcome focused and revised and/or patient is referred for additional services to help in attaining their goals
Maintains program content so that is current and consistent with ADA standards and Fairview/M Physicians Diabetes Care
Uses knowledge of the organization to meet immediate and possible critical needs of patients to be seen or contacted by a provider
Works collaboratively with the other members of the health care team; including physicians, pharmacists, hospital staff and clinic staff
Demonstrates accountability for professional practice by accepting responsibility for assessment of performance and peer review
Encourages and supports the quality clinical initiatives related to diabetes care
Strives to help patients meet the established goals
Demonstrates ability to provide applicable care/service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level of population served