Diabetes Nurse Educator
Core
Outpatient diabetes education and clinical care for patients with diabetes, focusing on self-management, medication therapy, and complication prevention.
Role type
Clinical nurse educator (diabetes)
Builds
Patient education programs, care plans, and clinical management for chronic disease
Domain
Healthcare / Diabetes management
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Diabetes education, chronic disease management, patient assessment, medication administration, wound care, care coordination, quality improvement
Preferred skills
Diabetes technology usage
Technologies
CGMS, pump therapy, SMBG
Responsibilities
Conduct clinical and psychosocial assessments for diabetes patients; Develop and implement individualized plans of care; Educate patients on medication, glucose monitoring, nutrition, and exercise; Administer vaccines and medications; Perform telephonic triage and chronic care management; Monitor therapy response and prevent complications
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC