RN Clinical Educator - Primary Care Clinic

About the role

The RN Clinical Educator serves as a clinical resource for patients, providers, and healthcare staff, promoting high-quality, patient-centered diabetes care throughout the Primary Care Department. In collaboration with Primary Care, Diabetes, and Endocrinology providers, the Clinical Educator develops and delivers individualized patient education to support evidence-based diabetes management. The RN-Clinical Educator helps to enhance patients' self-management skills and contributes to quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving clinical outcomes and reducing diabetes-related complications.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized and group diabetes self-management education for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
• Educate patients on medication administration, insulin therapy, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), blood glucose monitoring, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle modification.
• Assess patients' educational needs, health literacy, readiness to learn, and barriers to successful disease management.
• Collaborate with primary care physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, dietitians, care coordinators, and other members of the healthcare team to develop comprehensive care plans.
• Monitor patient progress and reinforce treatment plans through follow-up visits, telephone outreach, and care coordination.
• Aid providers with patient education related to new diabetes technologies, medication changes, and chronic disease management.
• Document patient encounters and education in the electronic medical record in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Maintain current knowledge of diabetes management standards, medications, devices, and clinical practice guidelines.
• Must be capable of taking the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) after training and preparation.

Requirements

Education: Assists with the coordination, development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education in the assigned clinical areas. Serves as a resource to nursing staff, nursing students, and other healthcare personnel in the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to nursing competency and critical thinking. Collaborates with Department of Nursing Education & Professional Development and unit department director/manager to oversee clinical training and patient safety initiatives in the assigned clinical area.

Qualifications

• 2 to 7 years of experience in clinical settings.
• Registered Nurse license.
• Master's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES).
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider certification.
• Current knowledge of diabetes management standards, medications, devices, and clinical practice guidelines.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, strong organizational and documentation skills, proficiency in electronic medical records, and the ability to adapt to changing healthcare environments.

Benefits

LCMC Health offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. Details can be found in the Employee Handbook.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible scheduling to accommodate patient needs and clinical requirements.

University Medical Center

University Medical Center is a world-class academic medical center in LCMC Health's incredible community of care. It is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region's safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+ years. Learn more about our mission and vision.

LCMC Health

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion, and a little "come on in" attitude. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.