A Diabetes Educator works with patients and families to understand and manage diabetes. Helps patients to learn how diabetes affects their bodies and teaches them how to monitor blood sugar levels, administer medications and manage diet and activity. May be licensed as a nurse, therapist, nutritionist or other medical professional. Works in hospitals and other clinical settings.
Our Mission To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions.
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Part-Time | 32 hours per week About Us - Diabetes Education We are a team of Registered Dietitians and Registered Nurses that provide diabetes education, training, and support to clients with diabetes through an ADA recognized diabetes education program. We pride ourselves by following the most up to date standards of care for diabetes education. The clinic provides a wide range of services to clients with diabetes including training on insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors. Our Registered dietitians also provide a wide variety of Medical Nutrition Therapy to clients in the 4 states. We are part of the Ozark Center Reconnect team which relies on a multidisciplinary team to help clients who are recovering from eating disorders. What You'll Do The Diabetes Nurse Educator (DNE) is responsible for diabetes care and education to patients through assessment of diabetes needs, development and implementation of educational care plans for patients. Education will be provided to patients within the diabetes education program as ordered by a healthcare provider (physician and nurse practitioner) in the outpatient setting. Inpatient education will be provided to patients by referrals, orders and criteria set to meet HFAP guidelines. The DNE must be able to provide accurate diabetes education to a wide population taking into consideration age, socioeconomic level, cultural background, literacy/education level. The DNE demonstrates knowledge by utilization of best practice guidelines using Standards of Care and Clinical Practice Guidelines. The DNE will be able to provide training to patients checking blood sugar and administering insulin with use of a variety of blood sugar monitoring systems and insulin delivery methods. The DNE may provide diabetes information to peers, healthcare workers, students, and the public in a variety of forums such as media interviews, lectures, seminars, social media, and written articles, as needed to promote diabetes education. Requirements Certified Diabetes Educator and/or 15 hour CEU in diabetes annually Certified Diabetes Educator or 15 hours Diabetes related CEUs annually by transcript due date. Current Missouri Registered Nurse license or current Registered Nurse license from a compact state. If a compact license is held, it must be in the nurse's state of residence. Preferred Requirements BSN degree preferred Freeman Perks and Programs For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one! Health, vision, dental insurance Retirement with employer match Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation Milestone payments with longevity of employment Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flex Time Off (FTO) Extended Sick pay Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc. #LI-DNI
