DIABETES CARE-EDUC SPEC

Job Description

• POSITION SUMMARY
  
  • The Diabetes Educator is responsible for the ongoing process of facilitating knowledge, skills, and ability necessary for prediabetes and diabetes self-care and the activities that assist the person with diabetes or prediabetes in implementing and sustaining the behaviors needed to manage his or her condition on an ongoing basis beyond or outside of formal self-management training. This process incorporates the needs, goals, and life experiences of the person with diabetes or prediabetes and is guided by evidence-based standards. Support (whether behavioral, educational, psychosocial or clinical) helps implement informed decision making, self-care behaviors, problem solving and active collaboration with the health care team and improve clinical outcomes, health status and quality of life.
    
• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
  
  • Licenses and Certifications Required
    
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      Applicant must have one of the following:
      
      
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        Current or temporary RN license in ND (or compact RN licensure); or
        
        
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        Licensed as a Registered Dietitian in ND.
        
        
    • Diabetes Care and Education Specialist certification preferred, or willingness/ability to obtain certification within the first 2 years of employment.
      
    • Certification in insulin pump training is preferred, or willingness/ability to obtain certification in the first 6 months of employment.
      
  • Educational Requirements
    
    • RN program as evidenced by licensure.
      
  • Experience Requirements
    
    • Experience acute patient care and chronic disease management is preferred.
      
  • Special Skills or Training Requirements
    
    • As per 1 above.
      
    • 15 hours of continuing education annually or maintenance of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist certification from a nationally accrediting body.