Diabetes Education Program Coordinator

Job Detail

• Job Title:

  Diabetes Education Program Coordinator

• Department:

  80840-Diabetes Education

• Location:

  Farmington

• FTE%:

  1

• Shift

  1st

• Search #:

  2026-749

• Closing Date:

  06/11/2026

• Recruiter:

  O'Donnell, Lorin E.

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• This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.
• This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract.
• This position is in salary group UHP-13; click here to reveiw the current UHP Pay Plan.

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

At UConn Health, this class is accountable for supervising the staff and activities, continued development, growth and expansion of the Diabetes Education Program including maintaining National Certification.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Receives general direction from an employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Supervises professional staff, students and volunteers in the program.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews the work of staff, provides staff training and assistance; conducts performance evaluations; determines priorities and plans unit work.

• Establishes and maintains unit procedures; develops or makes recommendations on the development of policies and standards.

• Chairs the Diabetes Program Advisory Committee.

• Prepares or assists in the preparation of the budget.

• Maintains contacts with individuals both within and outside of the unit who might impact on program activities.

• Prepares reports and correspondence including charting.

• Provides education to staff and others.

• Serves as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

• Assesses and provides for patient and family needs for diabetes education services in collaboration with other health care professionals.

• Acts as a consultant for diabetes education services.

• Participates in professional development activities.

• Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

Considerable knowledge of diabetes education programs and principles; considerable knowledge of relevant policies and procedures; considerable interpersonal skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; supervisory ability.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

General Experience:

• Registered Nurse with at least three (3) years of nursing; or other certified/eligible healthcare professional with at least three (3) years of related healthcare practice experience; and

• Two (2) years recent experience providing diabetes self-management education.

SUBSTITUTION ALLOWED:

Master's degree may be substituted for one (1) year of the related professional experience.

Special Requirements:

• Must possess and maintain during employment, certification as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) and/or Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM).

• Must possess and maintain during employment a State of Connecticut licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or licensure in the related healthcare profession as required.

• May be required to travel to satellite offices and local or national Diabetes Education Programs.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain patients; may have exposure to communicable/infectious diseases.

SCHEDULE: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with a 60-minute unpaid meal break.