The Diabetes Educator serves as a diabetes resource to the clinical staff and community in the coordination of diabetes self-management education and training activities (refers to the ADA/AADE Algorithm). The Diabetes Educator performs care within the scope of nursing/dietician practice which includes outpatient individual and group management of diabetes referred and identified patients. POSITION SCHEDULE IS MONDAY - FRIDAY 8-4:30 OR 8:30-5 - NO WEEKENDS / NO CALL |
Quality Management * Performs Quality review audits on patient charts. * Reviews and addresses quality issues discovered in patient charts. * Monitors and tracks ADA Requirements. |
Patient/Staff Education * Provides Education for both patients/staff of the clinic. * Provides Pre-Diabetes Education to patients of the clinic. * Provides Diabetes Self-Management Education to the patients of the clinic. |
Referrals * Responds to referrals for outpatient visits to patients of the clinic. * Responds to referrals for inpatient visits based on protocol. |
Process Improvement * Works in collaboration with outpatient care management departments. * Collaborates with endocrinology in order to ensure patients have the most up to date Diabetes information . * Provides information and refers patients to community agencies. * Works in Collaborates with the hospital/community/physicians/providers. |
Care Coordination * Coordinates care across the continuum as needed. |
Compliance/Safety * Responsible for reporting any safety related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner. * Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility. * If required for position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates. * Completes all company mandatory modules and required job specific training in the specified time frame. |
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