Trinity Health
Diabetes Educator, Western Dakota
Trinity Health, Williston, North Dakota, United States, 58801
Job Details
Job Location: Trinity Health Western Dakota Clinic (09) - Williston, ND
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Shift: Days
Job Category: Nursing
Description 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.
Qualifications Licenses and Certifications Required
Certification in insulin pump training is required.
Educational Requirements
Education program as evidenced by licensure.
Experience Requirements
Experience acute patient care and chronic disease management is preferred.
Special Skills or Training Requirements
15 hours of continuing education annually or maintenance of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist certification from a nationally accrediting body.
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Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Shift: Days
Job Category: Nursing
Description 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.
Qualifications Licenses and Certifications Required
Certification in insulin pump training is required.
Educational Requirements
Education program as evidenced by licensure.
Experience Requirements
Experience acute patient care and chronic disease management is preferred.
Special Skills or Training Requirements
15 hours of continuing education annually or maintenance of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist certification from a nationally accrediting body.
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