What are the responsibilities and job description for the Diabetic Nurse Educator position at Alpha Home Health and Hospice?
Role: Diabetic Nurse Educator specializing in maternal and child care, responsible for providing comprehensive diabetes education to patients and families.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Delivering individual and group diabetes education sessions tailored to patient needs
- Developing, implementing, and evaluating clinical diabetes education programs
- Collaborating with care teams to support lifestyle modifications, including nutrition, medication, activity, and glucose monitoring
- Documenting and reporting patient progress using EMR and Microsoft Office tools
- Minimum of 3 years of clinical nursing experience in a hospital setting
- At least 1 year of experience as a diabetes educator
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) certification or ability to obtain within 1 year
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (AHA accepted)