Registered Nurse, Nurse Educator Diabetes Job at Boston Children's Hospital (Boston)

Job Description

At Boston Children’s Hospital, the quality of our care – and our inclusive hospital working environment – lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we’re committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.

Job Responsibility

Coordinating patient self-management initiatives in a family centric program for pediatric and adolescent patients in Boston Children’s Hospital’s Division of Endocrinology’s ADA recognized outpatient diabetes self-management education program
Working with patients diagnosed with diabetes and their families, to facilitate improving self-management age specific goals for all patients
providing lifestyle coaching, and conducting one-on-one patient visits and group visits in a hospital clinic setting
Providing patient and family education
collaborating with outside community resources including but not limited to school and insurer-based case coordination services
Providing case management including oversight and interpretation of laboratory results for patients with diabetes
ordering of therapeutics, durable medical supplies and refills for prescription medications
as well as coordination of referrals and diagnostic studies as needed in consultation with the patient’s physician
Working 40 hours per week, day shift M-F. (Availability to work at Weymouth and N. Dartmouth primarily as well as some time in Boston)

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (for RNs)
Minimum 1 year RN experience required
Minimum 2 years as a Diabetes Nurse Educator with a strong clinical background and experience in content areas such as patient education, diabetes, diabetes technologies (insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, smart pens), nutrition, physical fitness and other health related topics preferred
Knowledge of community resources and previous experience working with diverse patient populations across the age spectrum
The ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary team which includes nutrition, social workers, physicians, and other diabetes nurse educators
Effective and energetic style to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships and self-directed skills with a strong desire to impact patients with diabetes and their families
A current license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice as a Registered Nurse
Current certification in diabetes education (CDCES) preferred but must acquire within 1 year of employment