Job Description

:OverviewM Health Fairview has an immediate opening for an RN Pediatric Diabetes Coordinator. Join M Health Fairview, the largest healthcare system in the state! This is a Monday - Friday day shift opening, no evenings or weekends - great work/life balance!This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two week pay period) opening,M Health Fairview offers a competitive benefits package including medical/dental, 401k/403b with employer match, tuition reimbursement, and PTO! For details, please visit our benefits page by clickingThis role will be based out of the U of M Masonic Children\'s Hospital and wil also cover the Maple Grove, Burnsville, and Woodbury locations.
Responsibilities The RN Pediatric Diabetes Coordinator coordinates the care of pediatric diabetes patients from the initial contact throughout the entire period the patient is followed at the University of Minnesota, Fairview Pediatric Diabetes clinic (usually until adulthood). Coordinates diabetes care for pediatric and adult patients with cystic fibrosis related diabetes.1. Coordinates diabetes care for pediatric type 1 and 2 diabetes and pediatric and adult cystic fibrosis related diabetes.\xc2\xb7 Collaborates with MD and interdisciplinary team members to help patient achieve diabetes metabolic control, including striving for optimal hemoglobin A1c levels, preventing unacceptable severity and frequency of hypoglycemia, preventing diabetic ketoacidosis, and maintaining normal weight, growth, and development:\xe2\x88\x92 Coordinates collaboration between patients, families, and health care professionals to form an effective team approach in management of diabetes. Identifies the need to include other profession expertise (for example, psychology).\xe2\x88\x92 Works closely with school nurses, home health nurses, daycare providers, and child protection workers to plan and manage diabetes, and to evaluate care systems and resources.\xe2\x88\x92 Serves as liaison with MDs to implement medical management of condition changes, diagnostic test results, and lab results, based on life-long knowledge of patient and patient condition.\xe2\x88\x92 Collaborates with the family in providing necessary psychosocial support and stress management strategies to facilitate the individual and family\'s grief process related to having diabetes, promote positive self-esteem and worth in children and youth with diabetes, and to promote a balanced, flexible, healthy style of living with diabetes\xc2\xb7 Provides direct patient assessment and evaluation.\xe2\x88\x92 Obtains patient history and interprets blood glucose records and insulin pump downloads;\xe2\x88\x92 Maintains regular telephone or email contact with patients and families (often over a period of several years);\xe2\x88\x92 Assesses patient and family\xe2\x80\x99s need for supervision and support;\xe2\x88\x92 Provides physician with information on patient status;\xe2\x88\x92 Maintains appropriate electronic medical record documentation of patient care activities.\xc2\xb7 Provides triage and makes patient care decisions:\xe2\x88\x92 Responds to patient phone calls about chronic condition changes and about acute emergencies such as hypoglycemia, acute illness or equipment malfunction;\xe2\x88\x92 Makes insulin adjustment decisions based on blood glucose levels and clinical circumstances according to protocols established in collaboration with MD;\xe2\x88\x92 Instructs patients/families about needed medical care and evaluation as appropriate;\xe2\x88\x92 Participates in outpatient follow-up visits both as part of the multidisciplinary team and independently.2. Provides patient, MD, community and professional education.\xc2\xb7 Patient education:\xe2\x88\x92 Designs an education program which spans patient needs ranging from survival skills in the newly diagnosed patient to advanced diabetes management skills in established patients;\xe2\x88\x92 Maintains an up-to-date collection of age-appropriate education materials for patients of all ages;\xe2\x88\x92 Introduces patients to the principles of diabetes care necessary to live a healthy life with this disease;\xe2\x88\x92 Provides on-going, age-appropriate patient and family education throughout the entire time the patient is followed in clinic (often for many years);\xe2\x88\x92 Maintains the documentation required for American Diabetes Association recognition of the diabetes education program.\xc2\xb7 Community and health care professional education:\xe2\x88\x92 Contributes to the training of pediatric residents, endocrinology fellows and nursing students in the principles of diabetes care, chronic illness care, and collaborative health care team dynamics;\xe2\x88\x92 Provides pediatric diabetes management education to local healthcare networks;\xe2\x88\x92 Lectures and leads conferences and workshops at national meetings;\xe2\x88\x92 Serves as a preceptor in student learning situations;\xe2\x88\x92 Lectures about diabetes and about the nursing profession to high school students;\xe2\x88\x92 Orients new staff to pediatric diabetes;\xe2\x88\x92 Acts as a role model for other areas of nursing by demonstrating care coordination and arrangement, problem solving skills and efficient utilization of resources.3. Conducts research.\xc2\xb7 Participates/collaborates with MD on U of MN School of Medicine or School of Nursing research studies;\xc2\xb7 Submits materials related to diabetes for presentation and/or publication to local, state and national audiences;\xc2\xb7 Monitors resource utilization for high quality cost effective, efficient care and research;Monitors progress within clinical protocols, provides input for clinical protocol development.4. Provides program development.\xc2\xb7 Coordinates the development /revision of current protocols regarding diabetes;\xc2\xb7 Develops new approaches to assist diabetes patients in management of their disease care over the course of a lifetime;\xc2\xb7 Contributes/participates in program elements redesign;\xc2\xb7 Participates in quality initiatives, identifies new areas to improve.\xc2\xb7 Serves on task forces and committees.5. Practices ongoing professional development.\xc2\xb7 Keeps current of new developments in diabetes through reading, attending seminars and networking with other coordinators across the nation;\xc2\xb7 Demonstrates value and upholds team building principles;\xc2\xb7 Serves as professional role-model.
QualificationsRequiredEducationBA/BS in NursingLicense/Certification/RegistrationMN RN LicensePreferredEducationCertified Diabetes Educator certificate (CDE), or working towards a CDE (requires accumulation of 1000 patient hours)Pediatric experience optimal.ExperienceSix months of either pediatric or diabetes experience1 year RN experienceLicense/Certification/RegistrationCDE or working towards CDE
EEO StatementEEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

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