Registered Nurse (Diabetes Educator)

Veterans Health Administration • Salisbury, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Diabetes Educator) is accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing or supervising staff and patient diabetes education within Ambulatory Care. The nurse provides competent, evidence-based diabetes education to patients and staff, and delivers instruction and training for diabetic patients throughout the medical facility. The role applies instructional design and adult learning principles to develop, deliver, and evaluate education and training, adapting learning strategies to assessed needs.

The nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates diabetes education to support learner development and skill training. The position coordinates diabetes education focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the healthcare continuum. It also serves as a consultant on diabetes-care principles and performance measures, reviews nursing literature for evidence-based developments, and may propose practice and documentation revisions.

This is a full-time, non-virtual position. The listed schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30pm–4:00pm. Telework and relocation or recruitment incentives are not available or authorized. Physical duties may include direct patient care and extended periods of walking, standing, or sitting, as well as moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling. Flexibility in schedule and assignments may be required.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an applicable qualifying nursing education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply to eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education and experience criteria applicable to the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Meet the stated U.S. citizenship requirement, subject to the described exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Complete required pre-employment screening, onboarding, and application requirements.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 years of nursing experience in Ambulatory Care or Primary Care Diabetes Education.
• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide and/or supervise staff and patient diabetes education within Ambulatory Care.
• Provide competent, evidence-based diabetes education to staff and patients, including educational instruction and training for diabetic patients throughout the medical facility.
• Apply instructional design, implementation, and application principles to education and training.
• Demonstrate knowledge and apply professional standards related to patient diabetes care.
• Assess learning needs and develop educational training for patients and staff within the organization.
• Develop entry-level coaching and mentoring skills.
• Evaluate current practice systematically and formulate appropriate diabetes-related outcomes for patient groups and organizational processes within the area of expertise.
• Collaborate with Clinical Nurse Educators and interprofessional healthcare teams on clinical education, including in-services, training, competency assessment, and evaluations of current and new staff nursing skills.
• Serve as a consultant on patient diabetes-care principles and performance measures.
• Review current nursing literature for diabetes trends and evidence-based changes, and propose practice and documentation revisions as appropriate.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate diabetes education needs to facilitate learner development and skill training.
• Coordinate diabetes education focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the healthcare continuum.
• Perform other related duties listed in the functional statement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree