Job description

Job Title: Diabetes Educator Job Code: 201002 FLSA: Non-exempt
Department: Nursing
Effective Date: 07/21/15 / Revised:
Approving Signatures
Director
Administrative V.P.
Human Resources

JOB SUMMARY: Provides self management education to patients with diabetes (Type 1, Type 2, gestational, and pre-diabetes) and their families. Provides ongoing education on evidence based treatment for diabetes for clinical staff.

EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS AND TRAINING REQUIRED: Graduate of an accredited and approved school of nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. Current licensure as a RN in the State of North Carolina or an unrestricted compact state license. Certification by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators at hire strongly preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Three years experience as a RN with diabetes self-management skills training experience preferred.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: Supervises: None Reports To: VP Patient Care Services/CNO

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Work will occur on clinical nursing units, educational classrooms, and in an office setting.

WORK AIDS: All related medical equipment, office equipment, audiovisual equipment and supplies. This list is not all-inclusive.

Essential Functions

·  Demonstrates knowledge of diabetes management and education principles as appropriate for the age of the population served.

·  Serves as a diabetes resource in the organization as well as the community.

·  Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates effectiveness of individualized diabetes education services.

·  Documents patient encounters and communicates encounters and recommendations to the physician.

Marginal Functions

Protected Health Information

Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job. Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes. Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on the job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of and level of work being performed by people assigned this job classification. They are not to be construed as an all-inclusive list of duties, skills, and responsibilities of people so assigned.