Diabetes Educator - Inpatient GCMC

Job Summary

Serves in an advanced role providing specialized care and education for persons with diabetes and their families. Serves as a team member in assessing needs, planning and providing education and care, evaluating outcomes and coordinating follow up care for persons with diabetes. Job requires one of the following: Registered Nurse or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist or Doctor of Pharmacy

Job Duties

• Evaluation of the individuals being seen for Diabetes Self-Management Education, Training, and Support knowledge of diabetes, diabetes self-management skills, support and barriers to care.

• Provides direct care to individuals with diabetes and their families in collaboration with the primary care physician and Endocrinologist.

• Assessing general diabetes knowledge, evaluate physical finding, anthropometric measurements, evaluate physical findings.

• Provide general - sick day information and basic foot care.

• Teach use of blood glucose meter and teach insulin preparation and injection skills and techniques.

• Develops basic diabetes management plans appropriate to patient's immediate diabetes needs.

• Reviews specific indicators measured and results, helps regulates diabetes metabolic control of persons with diabetes on an outpatient basis and provides phone contact for medication adjustments and problem-solving under the guidance of Physician, CRNP, Physician Assistant.

• Serves as a resource person for patient and family regarding the perception of the diagnosis and medical plan of care for the management of disease as designated by the physician.

• Investigates and problem solves patient care issues with staff and facilitates change to promote quality outcomes.

• Enhance quality of diabetes care through collaboration with other services and initiate referrals to appropriate support services.

• Works with in the multidisciplinary team for diabetes education and management and collaborates with other disciplines to identify and resolve patient care issues.

• Conducts diabetes education through group classes as needed.

• Provides and participates in community and in-house education programs and acts as the department and liaison in the community and for hospital staff as requested.

• Serves as communication link between the department and the hospital staff both inpatient and outpatient.

• Implements outcome-based quality assurance and performance improvement activity to document outcomes of service, compliance with regulations, policies and procedures and monitors and addresses customer satisfaction.

• Assists physician with research involving education and care of patients.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

Union: Yes,

Will consider Diabetes Educator Associate with experiences and credentials. Must pass CDCES or in route to CDCES. Salary commensurate with experiences and credentials.

Expect non-CDCES candidates will sit for exam within 2 years of hire.

• Will accept candidates who aren't certified if they have 2 years of healthcare experience as RDN or RN.

• C ertified Diabetes Educator or Diabetes Educator experience preferred.

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: ~~~  

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one 

• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents  

• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)  

• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage  

• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions  

• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly  

• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year  

• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive  

• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free ~~~ membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones  

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.  

• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance  

Education

Bachelor's Degree- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Clinical (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Pharmacist (Pennsylvania) - State of Pennsylvania; Registered Dietitian - Default Issuing Body; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.