Nurse Educator- Diabetes Program

Inpatient Diabetes Educator

The Inpatient Diabetes Education Team at UNC Health consists of nurses and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) who provide personalized diabetes self-management education to hospitalized patients of all ages, from newborns to end-of-life care. They support patients in areas such as new diagnoses, insulin use, glucose monitoring, and lifestyle changes, while also helping ensure safe transitions after discharge. In addition to patient education, they support clinical staff through training, collaboration with Diabetes Resource Nurses, and development of educational programs and materials.

The team works across multiple care settings to include: Acute Care, Intermediate Care, Intensive Care, Emergency Department, and Advanced Care at Home. More broadly, they lead diabetes education initiatives, contribute to nursing education and competency development, support quality improvement and safety efforts, evaluate program outcomes, and help shape policies related to diabetes and endocrinology care. The team is seeking an experienced and highly motivated educator to help enhance and expand the services they provide.

The ideal candidate will hold a BSN and have at least three years of RN experience, including a minimum of two years caring for patients with diabetes, along with prior nurse education experience. This full-time, exempt position will work Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with no weekend or holiday requirements.

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Summary: Coordinates staff development and educational needs of patient care nursing staff, patients, and families. This is an advanced level position in education, which is performed under minimal supervision. Assignments may be characterized as those requiring collaboration to address staff educational needs within a specialty practice area and/or service. Serves in a lead capacity over others as it relates to special projects or subject matter expertise. Work maybe performed collaboratively for multiple disciplines across the continuum of care or for a specific patient population or service area.

Responsibilities: Acts as resource and role model in use of evidence based practice. Leads unit/service based clinical practice groups. Assists in orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units. Serves as resource to faculty. Mentors graduate students. Assists nursing staff in design and implementation of clinical nursing research/performance improvement projects. Assists nursing units with preceptor responsibilities to ensure that all new staff are oriented and meeting competency expectations. Conducts learning needs assessments to plan staff educational programs. Coordinates orientation, staff development and continuing education for nursing staff. Develops evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, clinical pathways for patients and families and facilitates implementation of same. Develops, implements, and evaluates educational materials, self instructional programs, teaching protocols, and e-learning programs for nursing staff. In conjunction with other subject matter experts, develops and evaluates patient family education materials. Serves as a clinical resource and role model, provides clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills and abilities.

Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a state-accredited school of professional nursing. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. For Home Health/Hospice: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification For Home Health/Hospice: Valid NC Driver's License Professional Experience Requirements: Three (3) years of experience in tertiary care with two (2) years clinical experience in the assigned specialty. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: