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

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree- (Required)

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 1 year-Clinical (Required)

• 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.