About this opportunity
Phoenix Children's lists this Certified Diabetes Educator opportunity in glendale, Arizona. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position Summary
This position develops, implements, and evaluates proactive patient educational plans and programs to address patient care needs in accordance with established best practices, standards, requirements, and regulations.
Responsibilities
Collaborates with colleagues within the Endocrine Department to support the departmental strategic plan and ongoing institutional growth.
Collaborates with other disciplines and departments as a change agent and participates in the evaluation of outcomes.
Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines.
Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses.
Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans.
Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with health care team and family to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements.
Engages in ongoing organizational endeavors which support the philosophy and values of Phoenix Children’s, nursing model of care, and professional development of staff.
Plans, implements, and evaluates learning opportunities based on evidence using a variety of teaching strategies.
Seeks and takes advantage of opportunities to enhance own professional growth and development.
Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency.
Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members performance level.
Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status.
Participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.
Patient Case Management.
Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
Mission, Vision & Values
Mission: To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families.
Vision: Phoenix Children’s will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.
Values: We place children and families at the center of all we do; We deliver exceptional care; We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities; We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future; We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable.
Position Qualifications
Education
Two year (ADN) degree in nursing, four year degree (BSN) in nursing, or a Diploma Nursing degree OR a bachelor's degree in nutrition or related field.
BSN in nursing is preferred.
Experience
Two years experience in Diabetes education.
Experience in Pediatric diabetes preferred.
Additional Requirements
Current CDE (Clinical Diabetes Educator Certificate) OR Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management.
Current State of Arizona RN license or RN license from a compact state OR a Registered Dietitian.
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Certification / License / Registry Requirements
Board Cert-Adv Diabetes Mgmt OR Cert Diabetes Care & Edu Spec OR Certified Diabetes Educator - Required
AZ RN License OR Registered Dietitian OR Compact to Arizona License OR Compact State - Required
Basic Life Support - Required
Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential
Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Occasionally
Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Occasionally
Hearing - Constantly
Pushing/pulling - Occasionally
Reaching - Occasionally
Sitting - Frequently
Standing - Frequently
Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently
Talking - Constantly
Tasting/smelling - Occasionally
Walking - Constantly
Near Vision - Constantly
Far Vision - Constantly
Color Discrimination - Constantly
Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly
Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
Inside office environment - Applicable
Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable
Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable
Phoenix Children’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Worksite address
glendale, AZ, 85318, US
Who can apply
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