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Phoenix Children's

Certified Diabetes Educator

Phoenix Children's, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003

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Department: PCMG-MAIN | Endocrinology

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon–Fri, Days, 8:00 am–4:30 pm

Category: Clinical Education

Posting #: 951072

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary This position develops, implements, and evaluates proactive patient educational plans and programs to address patient care needs in accordance with established best practices, standards, requirements, and regulations.

Position Duties

Collaborates with colleagues within the Endocrine Department to support the departmental strategic plan and ongoing institutional growth.

Collaborates with other disciplines and departments as a change agent and participates in the evaluation of outcomes.

Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines. Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses.

Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with health care team and family to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements.

Engages in ongoing organizational endeavors which support the philosophy and values of Phoenix Children's, nursing, model of care, and professional development of staff.

Plans, implements, and evaluates learning opportunities based on evidence using a variety of teaching strategies. Seeks and takes advantage of opportunities to enhance own professional growth and development.

Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members' performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.

Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status; participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.

Patient Case Management.

Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.

Mission, Vision & Values

Mission: To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families.

Vision: Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties

Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies

Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders

Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values:

We place children and families at the center of all we do

We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way

We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact

We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future

We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable

Position Qualifications Please review the following qualifications and summarize whether you meet each requirement.

Education

Two-year (ADN) nursing degree, four-year (BSN) nursing degree, or a Diploma Nursing degree OR a bachelor’s degree in nutrition or related field. (Required)

BSN in nursing is preferred.

Experience

Two years of diabetes education experience. Pediatric diabetes experience is preferred.

Additional Requirements

Current CDE (Clinical Diabetes Educator Certificate) OR Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management (Required)

Current State of Arizona RN license or RN license from a compact state OR a Registered Dietitian (Required)

Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association (Required)

Certification / License / Registry Requirements

Board Cert-Adv Diabetes Mgmt OR Cert Diabetes Care & Edu Spec OR Certified Diabetes Educator (Required)

AZ RN License OR Registered Dietitian OR Compact to Arizona License OR Compact State (Required)

Basic Life Support (Required)

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure

Physical requirements and occupational exposure as listed in the posting.

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