Diabetes Care & Education Specialist, RD/LD/RN - Amb Svc Endocrinology

Job Responsibilities Care Integration - Works as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary pediatric diabetes care team (MDs, nurse practitioners, nurses, dietitians, and social worker), and works with children with diabetes. Provides education to school nurses, school personnel and other care providers. Maximizes the use of interdisciplinary team resources to enable chronic disease management for patients with diabetes. Focuses on diabetes care and preventative treatment. Provides direct patient management, education, and discharge planning to children/families with new onset and ongoing management of the condition post-diagnosis in the outpatient setting. Works collaboratively with the treating provider to manage and monitor treatment and the response to therapy. Assists patients and families in obtaining necessary prescriptions for supplies and medication. Educates hospital staff through consultation or in-service education. Precepts new staff and trains health care professionals involved in caring for children with diabetes. Patient and Family Education - Provides pre-diabetes and diabetes instruction in group and individual sessions. Obtains individual patient assessment. Identifies patient/family problems or learning barriers including physical, cognitive, environmental, language/cultural, financial, psychosocial and spiritual factors and provides appropriate referral as necessary. Establishes individualized learning goals, objectives and educational plan in collaboration with the patient and their caregiver(s). Evaluates patient upon completion of educational plan and provides remediation/plan modification as indicated and in consultation with diabetes team members. Develops educational materials on diabetes self-management based on needs of families or requests by staff in accordance with Clinical Content Committee guidelines, including materials on insulin adjustment, use of insulin pumps, and effective educational strategies for families from various ethnicities for both type 1 and type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Emphasizes the importance of properly managing diabetes to lower the risk of complications and reduce the chances of hospitalization. Outreach - Participates in community diabetes programs/outreach activities. Serves on diabetes advisory boards and committees to promote diabetes community events and services. Supports quality standards and initiatives set by department. Actively participates and accepts responsibility for special projects such as speaker requests and diabetes family programs/events. Clinical Practice - Assesses DSME & S of patient and family including use of prescribed technology. Provides diabetes self-management education and family support for patients with diabetes in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Provides both individualized and group DSME & S family education. Works with patients diagnosed with diabetes and their families to facilitate improving self-management age-specific goals for all patients. Works with specialized endocrine populations to facilitate improving self-management age-specific goals for all patients. Provides education that reflects the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education. Determines appropriate educational plan for family and patient based on learning assessment with consideration for growth and development, psychosocial, and emotional factors. Demonstrates expert knowledge of diabetes by providing current, fact-based information. Coordinates education to maximize efficiency, timely and safe discharge from inpatient or outpatient services. Maximizes efforts to provide value-based, cost-effective diabetes education. Program Support - Supports quality standards and initiatives set by department. Participates in practice changes as a result of performance improvement activities. Evaluates effectiveness of educational services provided by measuring attainment of learning objectives. Conducts a follow-up assessment upon completion of program services using outcome measures. Documents assessment data, educational plan, educational services provided and evaluation results in each participant's educational records. Sustains a working understanding of regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Supports leadership to meet and sustain the regulatory compliance efforts of the department and hospital. Seeks professional growth or opportunities to advance care and knowledge including diabetes technology, quality improvement work, chronic care, behavioral change, diabetes self-management education, and growth and development. Job Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a related field 1+ year of work experience in a related job discipline OH Registered Dietician license OR OH Registered Nurse license Must obtain CDCES Certification through the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education within 3 years Primary Location Burnet Campus Schedule Full time Shift Day (United States of America) Employee Status Regular FTE 0.9 Weekly Hours 36 Expected Starting Pay Range Annualized pay may vary based on FTE status $74,297.60 - $94,744.00 Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability #J-18808-Ljbffr Cincinnati Children's