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We are searching for a Diabetes Educator III. This person provides assessment, goal setting, education and behavioral intervention, and on-going case management to patients and caregivers to promote diabetes self-management in the inpatient and ambulatory settings. Contributes to the development of position papers, guideline development, or other literature to advance the specialty.
Develops processes to improve transitions of care and ensure appropriate self-management education and resources. Creates innovative strategies to achieve the Quadruple Aim (population health, quality of patient care experience, costs associated with care, and meaningfulness of the provider's experience). Think you've got what it takes?
Responsibilities Provides individualized diabetes self-management education and training to individuals and groups according to the Scope of Practice, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional performance for Diabetes Educators. Uses the ADCES 7 Self-Care Behaviors® as a framework to teach, reinforce, and evaluate self-management skills. Assesses person’s skills and knowledge level, education, health literacy/numeracy, culture, readiness to learn, preferred learning style and language, barriers to learning, financial barriers, confidence and skills with technology use, and support needs.
Evaluates patient needs at appropriate intervals and suggests appropriate management strategies, including IIM and diabetes technology. Interprets data generated from monitoring tools. Translates technology data findings into actionable recommendations based on the plan of care.
Records daily activities and patient related encounters using appropriate formats within the electronic medical record. Uses technology/databases to search and find publications and appropriately filter data. Applies critical thinking skills to evaluate research and quality improvement findings.
Qualifications Associate's Degree Nursing, Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Education, or Nursing requireed CDCES -from Certification Board of Diabetes Care and Education Or BC-ADM - Certification Board of Diabetes Care and Education required 5 years Diabetes care as a licensed Dietitian or Nurse required
Full time · Day shift
About the role
Provides individualized diabetes self-management education and training to individuals and groups according to the Scope of Practice, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional performance for Diabetes Educators.