Diabetes Educator

Diabetes Educator

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (Required)
• Minimum of 1 year Clinical experience (Required)
• Licensed Pharmacist (Pennsylvania) – State of Pennsylvania
• Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) – RN_State of Pennsylvania
• Registered Dietitian – Default Issuing Body
• Communication

Responsibilities

• Evaluation of the individuals being seen for Diabetes Self-Management Education, Training, and Support knowledge of diabetes, diabetes self-management skills, support and barriers to care.
• Provides direct care to individuals with diabetes and their families in collaboration with the primary care physician and Endocrinologist.
• Assessing general diabetes knowledge, evaluate physical finding, anthropometric measurements, evaluate physical findings.
• Provide general – sick day information and basic foot care.
• Teach use of blood glucose meter and teach insulin preparation and injection skills and techniques.
• Develops basic diabetes management plans appropriate to patient’s immediate diabetes needs.
• Reviews specific indicators measured and results, helps regulates diabetes metabolic control of persons with diabetes on an outpatient basis and provides phone contact for medication adjustments and problem-solving under the guidance of Physician, CRNP, Physician Assistant.
• Serves as a resource person for patient and family regarding the perception of the diagnosis and medical plan of care for the management of disease as designated by the physician.
• Investigates and problem solves patient care issues with staff and facilitates change to promote quality outcomes.
• Enhance quality of diabetes care through collaboration with other services and initiate referrals to appropriate support services.
• Works with in the multidisciplinary team for diabetes education and management and collaborates with other disciplines to identify and resolve patient care issues.
• Conducts diabetes education through group classes as needed.
• Provides and participates in community and in-house education programs and acts as the department and liaison in the community and for hospital staff as requested.
• Serves as communication link between the department and the hospital staff both inpatient and outpatient.
• Implements outcome-based quality assurance and performance improvement activity to document outcomes of service, compliance with regulations, policies and procedures and monitors and addresses customer satisfaction.
• Assists physician with research involving education and care of patients.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Diabetes Educator or Diabetes Educator experience preferred.
• Will accept candidates who aren’t certified if they have 2 years of healthcare experience as RDN or RN.