RN Diabetes Case Manager and Educator (Hot Job)

About the role

Is responsible for maintaining a formal comprehensive diabetes education program encompassing medical/clinical providers, physical therapists, mental health practitioners, and health educators. Monitors equipment that provides eligible patients with the tools and support to self-manage their diabetes, thus reducing chronic care costs.

Responsibilities

• Provides education and case management to people with diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes.
• Maintains diabetes registries for people with diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes.
• Serves as a resource for patients, answering inquiries of a general nature by nursing staff, provider staff, other departments, visitors, and patients.
• Coordinates primary and secondary prevention goals for patients with diabetes through active participation with the SEARHC Consortium Diabetes team.
• Coordinates completion of the annual IHS Diabetes Audit.
• Utilizes audit data, other reports, and RPMS tools to provide the highest quality of care.
• Facilitates education and implementation of IHS Standards of Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes to medical providers, dietitians, nurses, and other related personnel through education programs and direct training.
• Supports and models the SEARHC Seven Standards of Excellence.
• Facilitates education and implementation of IHS Standards of Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes to medical providers, dietitians, nurses, and other related personnel through education programs and direct training.
• Supports and models the SEARHC Seven Standards of Excellence.
• Answers inquiries of a general nature by nursing staff, provider staff, other departments, visitors, and patients, assisting them in a friendly and cooperative manner.
• Receives and relays messages to personnel and uses proper telephone etiquette.

Requirements

• A valid, current RN license in the state of Alaska.
• Certification as a Diabetic Educator OR eligible to apply for certification within 2 years.
• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ general nursing or dietetic experience, preferred.
• PREFERRED, 1 year’s work experience in diabetic care and management.

Skills

• In performing a variety of responsible diabetic care procedures requiring professional knowledge and consideration of specific patient conditions and treatments.
• Employing tact and sensitivity in stressful situations such as dealing with catastrophic illnesses, dying, and death.
• Oral and written communication.
• Computer use.
• Teaching.
• Organization.

Benefits

• Retirement.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health insurance.
• Dental.
• Vision benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Long and short-term disability.

Shift Details

M-F 8-5

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Must lift and/or move 50 lbs.