RN Diabetic Educator/Clinical Coordinator

Job Description Summary

Provides direct line leadership for Endocrine Clinic. Ensures proper standards are followed for nursing practice and provides interface between the support services and clinical services. Facilitates care delivery system development and operation, including but not limited to staffing and professional delivery of services. Manages daily operations of clinical and clerical employees, including staffing schedules, while maintaining an efficient and professional work atmosphere. Develops and sets goals at the process, job, and interface level to ensure optimal patient care in order to meet overall organizational goals/standards. Provides outpatient diabetes education to patients and families. Provides life skills management for patients with newly diagnosed or poorly managed diabetes, as well as refresher for any person with diabetes. Provides community health education and participates in community events. Educates patients on the necessary lifestyle changes involved in a diabetes diagnosis, including nutrition, medication, physical activity, and glucose testing. Collects patient data to monitor health status and proactively manages the patient's condition.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC004948 ORBG - RMC HEALTHY LIVING CENTER

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-29

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Work Shift

Job Description

Work Environment

Works primarily in an office and classroom and some clinical settings.  Some exposure to infectious disease.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Provides direct line leadership for Endocrine Clinic.

Financial Responsibilities

None

Essential Functions

• Provides outpatient diabetes education to patients and families. 
• Provides life skills management for patients with newly diagnosed or poorly managed diabetes, as well as refresher for any person with diabetes.
• Provides community education regarding a variety of health and illness states.
• Participates in community events such as screenings and health fairs.
• Functions as a navigator for patients of the Healthy Living Center.
• Organizes and coordinates weekly multidisciplinary care planning conferences.
• Performs clerical functions for the center, including answering phones, scheduling appointments, signing in/outpatients, insurance verifications, service authorizations, verifies insurance coverage, collects payments, and counsels patients on financial responsibility for services.
• Provides direct line leadership for Endocrine Clinic.
• Ensures proper standards are followed for nursing practice and provides interface between the support services and clinical services.
• Performs other duties as required.

Physical Requirements

Physical requirements are primarily related to the essential functions of any job in order to perform the essential functions of this position you must be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, stoop, kneel, talk and listen.

Must be able to lift or exert energy up to 10 pounds, 50% of the time and 25 pounds 25% of the time and 50 pounds 25% of the time. Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).

Mental Requirements

Must possess the ability to read, analyze and interpret complex scientific, clinical or business journals, financial reports or legal documents.  Ability to respond to sensitive inquiries or complaints from guests, regulatory agencies, staff and members of the business community.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, large public groups and boards of directors.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to deal with concrete and abstract concepts and interpret verbal, nonverbal and written instructions.

Population Served

This position primarily interacts with adult age groups and may provide direct patient care.  All staff members must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and related needs of the persons in the assigned work area.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from accredited school of nursing. Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred. (3) years’ experience in a clinical specialty. Current RN license in the state of South Carolina. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required. Diabetes Educator Certification or completion of certification within 6 months of employment.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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