Diabetes Educator
US-CO-Westminster
mountain-commonspirit_external
Req #: 79318
Type: Full-Time
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Overview: CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen-both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life ColoradoTM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve. CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation's largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way. Responsibilities: 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. As a Diabetic Educator (Registered Dietitian or Registered Nurse (RN)), you will: * Be responsible for teaching diabetes education care skills to patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in class and individual sessions. * Maintain optimal program development, polices, marketing and data outcomes. * Act as 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. Qualifications: In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified Diabetes Educator candidates will need the following: * Registered Nurse - Registered Dietitian or Registered Nurse in the state of employment * Associate Degree required * Three years' experience in patient education * One year experience in diabetic education * Certified Diabetic Educator * Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs constantly
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