Diabetes Clinical Nurse Consultant - Caulfield Community Health Service
Core
Provide individualized diabetes education and clinical management for clients with type 2 diabetes, including insulin titration support and continuous glucose monitoring, across a community clinic and an outreach service for First Nations clients.
Role type
Clinical Nurse Consultant (Diabetes Nurse Educator)
Builds
Interdisciplinary care plans and self-management strategies for type 2 diabetes patients
Domain
Healthcare / Diabetes Management / Community Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Diabetes education, insulin titration, continuous glucose monitoring, multidisciplinary collaboration, client empowerment, outreach service delivery
Preferred skills
Experience with First Nations communities, knowledge of community health services
Technologies
Freestyle Libre 2
Responsibilities
Conduct individualized diabetes education assessments, facilitate insulin titration stabilisation, apply continuous glucose monitoring technology, promote client self-management, collaborate with dietitians and exercise physiologists, coordinate care with internal and external agencies
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC