Diabetes Educator

Job Description Summary

Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist reports to the Ambulatory Manager of Operations. Under general supervision and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, this role coordinates and provides age specific and developmentally appropriate care for pediatric diabetes patients across Ambulatory spaces.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000241 CHS - Administration - Ambulatory Childrens Services (Offsite)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-28

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

This role serves as the primary educator and leader for diabetic care coordination. Shall support organizational efforts as needed that include access, quality improvement, literature review, patient advocacy, and outpatient staff development. Additionally, will establish educational programs required to meet identified patient, staff, and organizational goals. Promote a positive, motivating environment to support staff retention. Guide staff to appropriately manage conflict, ongoing problems, and department issues. Delegate appropriately with defined expectations. Verify accurate documentation in EMR to enhance revenue collections. Is an advocate for patients and their significant others, coworkers, the community, and the nursing or dietitian profession. Consistently exhibits accountability. Champions collaborative practice with coworkers and other disciplines and departments. Consistently demonstrates compassion to internal and external customers. Integrates theoretical knowledge base and clinical expertise in decision making. Assumes responsibility for meeting regulatory and other mandatory requirements. Assumes responsibility for personal development plan and education/certification related to clinical specialty area. Recognize learning needs and obtain guidance to acquire appropriate education and/or training. Proactively contribute recommendations to improve patient care and clinic operations. Coordinate and manage care by applying analytical reasoning, reflection, rational problem-solving skills, using evidence-based information and clinical judgment. Assist with the development of personal objectives. Evaluate practice through discussion with appropriate staff and self-evaluation. Accept and utilize constructive feedback to improve performance. Orient and train new staff in assigned areas. Provide timely written and verbal feedback. Demonstrate effective use of computer-based information for decision support, continuous quality improvement and professional development. Assists with message management as scope of practice requires Maintain efficiency with call response time and patient requests. Monitor in basket messaging and communicate all relevant information required to coordinate care. Complete and coordinate all relevant tests and procedures. Build collaborative relationships with external agencies (ex. School nurses, DME companies) to promote the health of our diabetic patients.

Additional Job Description

A minimum Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing and licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state, with five (5) years of RN nursing work experience required.  Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) required within one year.    Or a Master’s degree in a nutrition focused field, and a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration from The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, with five years of clinical experience and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) required.

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