Diabetes Resource Nurse

Description : Job Summary :

Partners with the healthcare team, nutritionist and pharmacist to coordinate a comprehensive care plan for patients with diabetes; provides self-care education to a targeted population of diabetic members in order to improve disease control.

Essential Responsibilities :

• In partnership with pharmacy and nutrition educators, and under the supervision of Regional Diabetes Program; educates patients and families for diabetes self-care : Builds relationships with teaching partners and Regional Diabetes Managers. Promotes, refers to, and advocates the InSTEP program. Collaborates with teaching partners and Regional Diabetes Program to schedule class dates and times to accommodate center patient population; serves as InSTEP program center lead. Conducts group classes using principles of adult learning and the standardized InSTEP with Diabetes curriculum. Assesses patient status, risk factors, and care needs to include self-management skills and factors / barriers to reducing risk. Establishes individual goal plan with patient and Provider. Facilitates and helps members develop a realistic personal action plan which promotes self-directed care. Evaluates patients progress towards goals and transitions to self-management once goals are met. Documents patient status, goal plan and progress per MAS Regional Diabetes Program Guidelines. Assists in evaluation of InSTEP program; completes and forwards required records in a timely manner. Actively manages Center Diabetes Registry to identify special needs and to reinforce self-management plan.

Basic Qualifications :

Experience

Education

License, Certification, Registration

OR

Additional Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :

Primary Location : District of Columbia,Washington,Capitol Hill Medical Center

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40

Shift : Day

Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Working Hours Start : 09 : 00 AM

Working Hours End : 05 : 30 PM

Job Schedule : Full-time

Job Type : Standard

Worker Location : Onsite

Employee Status : Regular

Employee Group / Union Affiliation : M38|UFCW|Local 400

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Department : New Carrolltn Admin - Med Ofc-Clinc Adm-Speclty Care - 1808

Pay Range : $45.43 - $58.89 / hour

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

On-site : Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.