Diabetic Educator - CDE Highly Preferred

Company: CHI Health
Location: Lincoln
Posted on: March 26, 2020

Job Description:

Position Type: Regular
Scheduled Hours per 2 week Pay Period: 80
Primary Location: NE > LINCOLN > TPN NE ENDOCRINOLOGY SPECIALISTS
RN or Dietitian
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That s what you ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we ll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Job Responsibilities Perform professional nursing, consultation, and educational services for persons with diabetes, and provides community health education. Develop curriculum on health, including research and production and act as a health care consultant by providing information on the management of diabetes for patients of all ages from infancy to geriatrics.

Additional responsibilities for this health care role include:

• Provide education related to diabetes and the disease process; medication, diet and nutritional monitoring; foot care, prevention and care of complications; blood glucose monitoring and the techniques of self-monitoring and injection.
• Develop and implement educational programs for diabetic staff, patients, and families.
• Advise patients on long-term complications.
• Provide clinical resource and consultation to staff and physicians.
• Assist patients in monitoring blood glucose for the purpose of medication control and adjustment for both insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetics.
• Assess, monitor and implement treatment plans for patients at various stages of the disease. The focus is on prevention of complications and management of stable diabetes.
• Provide ongoing assessment and recommendations to the treatment team and patient/family for adjustments in the plan of care as requested.
• Document assessments, interventions and plans including recommendations and goals, progress notes and discharge summaries.
• Coordinate community outreach education classes to include the schools. Job Requirements
  We are looking for a responsible and compassionate Registered Nurse with top-notch clinical skills, a caring attitude, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. It is also important to display excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to effectively educate patients and their families on the in-home healthcare process.
  
  Additional requirements for this role include:
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license that allows you to practice in our state
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Experience as a Registered Nurse preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) or the ability to obtain certification within 2 years of the date of hire required
• Additional certification or licensure may be required for some specialty areas Join us at Catholic Health Initiatives, and become a part of our faith-based health system.
  Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 2020-R0275781
• Schedule: Full-time
• Market: CHI Health Associated topics: addict, biomedical, diabetes, epidemiology, hospitalist, neuro, neurology, otolaryngology, respiratory, school of medicine

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