Inpatient Diabetes Educator

About Us

We're Maimonides Health, Brooklyn's largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system's 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation's largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
Overview

The inpatient Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) ensures comprehensive multi-disciplinary care, which is inclusive but not limited to, planning, administration and evaluation of care of patients with diabetes, and recommends and implements strategies to meet those needs. The CDCES is a resource to the physicians, nursing staff and works closely with the referring /covering endocrinologists to manage patient care. The CDCES is expected to participate in the Diabetes Task Force committee, quality improvement projects and staff education about inpatient hyperglycemia management.

INPATIENT CERTIFIED DIABETES CARE & EDUCATION SPECIALIST (NON-UNION)

Full-Time / Days

Responsibilities

1.* Collects data and formulates assessments to identify the gaps and needs in the diabetes self-management of patients.


2.* Facilitates patient care through needs assessment based on all aspects of patient's life and plans and implements new interventions accordingly.


3.* Able to download data from different meters, pumps and glucose sensors and able to interpret data and plan interventions accordingly.


4.* Develops educational goals, learning objectives and a plan for educational content and teaching methods to patients.


5.* Provides educational interventions that utilize primarily interactive collaborative, skill-based training methods.


6.* Coordinating diabetes resources for the patients, family members and staff.


7.* Provides accurate documentation of assessments, plans, interventions and evaluation of patient activities in the medical record including documentation in electronic medical file.


8.* Collaboratively develops an individualized follow-up plan with each patient.


9.* Evaluates effectiveness of educational services provided by measuring attainment of learning objectives through clinical and behavioral outcomes.


10.* Actively participates on an ongoing basis in the comprehensive therapeutic plan of the patient, is proactive in tailoring plan to specific patients or create specific interventions and communicate effectively with other healthcare providers as needed.


11.* Provides support to a multidisciplinary staff to ensure continuity of care for every patient on an individual basis. Utilizes team approach to provide services and communicate


12.* Acts as a consultant and resource person to other healthcare providers caring for diabetes.


13.* Participates in the development of training materials.


14.* Participates quality improvement process and identifies and addresses opportunities for improvement.


15.* Appraises his/her performance to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement and to develop a plan for growth and improvement.


16.* Performs all clinical and administrative responsibilities, as defined by the Director of the Endocrine Division and Chairman of the Department of Medicine.


17.* Attends all educational seminars and management rounds and all quality assurance and departmental meetings, as designated by the Director of the Division or Chairman of the Department of Medicine


18. * Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

* Indicates an Essential Job Function.


Qualifications

Education requirements:

• CDCES: Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

Experience requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with patients with diabetes (type 1, type 2)
• Experience with and comfortable recognizing and initiating therapy for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis.
• Initiating and starting therapy for inpatient hyperglycemia using basal / prandial / correction insulin and managing insulin pumps.
• Trained on insulin pumps such as: Medtronic, Omni Pod, and T Slim, continuous glucose monitoring systems, and automated insulin delivery systems; and expected to be familiar with new systems as they become available.
• Has knowledge of inpatient hyperglycemia management guidelines and prevention of inpatient hypoglycemia.

Skill requirements:

• Physical assessment techniques.
• Ability to manage and coordinate a patient caseload.
• Excellent, communication, collaboration, computer, and organizational skills.

Pay Range

USD $95,000.00 - USD $113,000.00 /Yr.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.