Inpatient Diabetes Educator RN: Diabetes Instruction

• The Patient Educator (RN) provides individualized nursing education to patients and families using an evidenced-based, multi-disciplinary approach.
• This role ensures the patient has the knowledge to care for his/her condition and is educated and empowered to participate in the plan of care.
• Serves as a liaison among clinical service staff, physicians, education departments, and patients.
• Provides health assessments, plans and reassesses as well as makes appropriate referrals for outside services/continued care.
• Participates in data collection and analysis of clinical outcomes.
• Assists with education of clinical professionals.
• Keeps current in best practices by attending conferences, educational programs and continuing education classes.
• Functions both in inpatient and outpatient environments.
• May develop education programs and facilitate educational classes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• As an Inpatient Diabetes Educator, utilizes clinical expertise to identify educational needs of patients who are newly diagnosed with diabetes.
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently in a self-directed manner to provide diabetes education and support.
• Performs learning needs assessments using the ADCES7TM framework.
• Initiates diabetes self-management.
• Educates patients and family about hyperglycemia and its management.
• Ensures close collaboration with Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center, hospital personnel, and discharging patient for outpatient diabetes self-management and training.
• Documents status of diabetes education and communicates diabetes-related patient needs to other members of the healthcare team.
• Provides nursing care in accordance with professional, regulatory standards and evidenced based practice.
• Maintains standards of nursing care as recommended by the Nursing Departments philosophy and objectives.
• Supports the hospital staff in the implementation of “management of inpatient hyperglycemia.”

Education and Experience Required:

2 or more years of clinical nursing experience. 

License Required:

Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of California - Current and in good standing.

Certifications Required

BLS

Additional requirements for specific departments are as follows:

• Diabetes: At the end of two years the RN educator must become “ Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist”