RN Diabetes Care Education Specialist

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At HonorHealth, you'll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most - caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

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Job Summary
Oversees inpatient diabetes services throughout the hospital. Participates in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care on a daily basis. Responsible for educating nursing, physician and ancillary staff, assuring that orders are developed and followed. Performs metabolic management daily for patients with hyperglycemia.
Incumbent is a professional nurse.

Essential Functions

• Participates in order development and review to evaluate their effect on hyperglycemia.
• Review daily lab reports for patients requiring metabolic management for hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. Makes recommendations to physicians regarding medical management and medication adjustment.
• Designs, implements and manages a system for organizing, planning and controlling work flow related to clinical activities.
• Responsible for orientation and skills lab training for diabetes management and education.
• Provides direct patient education and coordination of care in planning for discharge and transition to outpatient services.
• Evaluates and develops patient educational materials and gives patient and/or family members instructions on diabetes self management education.
• Trains, oversees and provides current patient information to nurses and other health care personnel in order to assure comprehensive patient care.
• Participates in achieving length of stay goals for diabetes population by reviewing unit glycemia results.
• Participates in diabetes research trials.
• Assists in the yearly diabetes conference for inpatient nursing.
• Maintains cooperative, collaborative relationship with surgery, periop services, lab, pharmacy, nutrition services, intensivists, hospitalists and other physician groups to ensure optimal care of patients with diabetes.
• Orients, trains and mentors new staff.

Education

• Master's Degree MSN - Preferred
• Bachelor's Degree BSN - Required

Experience

• Diabetes experience. - Preferred
• Experience in intensive diabetes management training and external pump therapy. - Preferred
• 3 years professional nursing experience, including patient education and/or staff development skills. - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Nursing\CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator must be retained within 24 months of hire date - Preferred
• Nursing\RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure And/Or Compact State Licensure OR possesses a temporary license from the Arizona State Board of Nursing to practice as a Registered Nurse; permanent license from the Arizona State Board of Nursing required within four (4) months of employment.
  Upon Hire - Required
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) - Required

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