Diabetes Educator
About The Position
$400/month Summit County housing stipend available for full time residents of Summit, Park, Eagle, Grand, Clear Creek, Lake, and Chaffee Counties. Must work at least 80% physically on-site at a CommonSpirit Mountain Region site in Summit County and full time or part time status (PRN ineligible). More details available upon offer. Diabetes Educator may be eligible for a relocation bonus up to $8,000. Ask a recruitment team member for more information to learn more! You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. Diabetic Educator will work cooperatively with the multidisciplinary team on curriculum development and teaching materials for educational services to diabetic patients. He/she will explore all options to procure testing monitors, materials and community resources for the un/under insured. Acts as the coordinator and lead professional instructor of the AADE certified diabetes program following policies, protocols and other required standards to apply and maintain AADE certification. Responsible for teaching diabetes education care skills to patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in class and individual sessions. Responsible for maintaining optimal program development, polices, marketing and data outcomes. The educator will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide quality care for patients enrolled in the diabetes program. The Diabetic Educator will act as a leader, innovator and change agent in the pursuit of improved quality of patient care.
Requirements
- Associate Degree Required
- Three years' experience in patient education.
- One year experience in diabetic education
- Certified Diabetic Educator
- Registered Dietitian or Registered Nurse in the state of employment
- Physical Requirements Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor Degree Preferred
Responsibilities
- work cooperatively with the multidisciplinary team on curriculum development and teaching materials for educational services to diabetic patients
- explore all options to procure testing monitors, materials and community resources for the un/under insured
- Acts as the coordinator and lead professional instructor of the AADE certified diabetes program following policies, protocols and other required standards to apply and maintain AADE certification
- Responsible for teaching diabetes education care skills to patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in class and individual sessions
- Responsible for maintaining optimal program development, polices, marketing and data outcomes
- collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide quality care for patients enrolled in the diabetes program
- act as a leader, innovator and change agent in the pursuit of improved quality of patient care
Benefits
- $400/month Summit County housing stipend available for full time residents of Summit, Park, Eagle, Grand, Clear Creek, Lake, and Chaffee Counties
- Diabetes Educator may be eligible for a relocation bonus up to $8,000
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
