Diabetic Educator - Certificate

NMC; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Dubai is seeking a dedicated professional to manage patient care for diabetic patients. You will support Endocrinologists in providing education on diabetes management and ensure the maintenance of supplies and equipment in good working order. Candidates should have a strong background in patient care coordination and diabetes education. This role is crucial for promoting effective health care and delivering quality patient services.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing diabetic patients.
• Strong understanding of diabetes education and self-monitoring techniques.
• Ability to coordinate care with healthcare teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for Endocrinologists in diabetes patient management.
• Educate patients and families about diabetes management.
• Maintain supplies and equipment necessary for patient care.

Skills

Patient care coordination

Diabetes management

Patient education

Job description

Patient Care

• Serves as a resource person in the units.
• Provides support for Endocrinologist in their care and management of diabetic patients.
• Documents assessment, intervention and plans including recommendations, goals and progress notes.
• Coordinates patient care with other members of the health team and maintains the interdepartmental relationships.
• Promotes and actively participates in a multidisciplinary team.
• Provides ongoing assessment and recommendation to the treatment team and patient /family for adjustments in the plan of care as required.
• Identifies appropriate internal controls for department; provides mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance.
• Ensures accurate assessment, the needs of the department and the patients it serves.
• Manages flow of patients in the department effectively in coordination with the Endocrinologists.
• Assists patient in monitoring blood glucose for the purpose of medication control and adjustment for both insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetics.
• Recognizes, respect and support patient/family rights and promote/maintain confidentiality.

Patient and Family Education

• Provides education related to Diabetes and the disease process, medication, diet and nutritional monitoring, foot care, prevention and care of complications, blood glucose monitoring and techniques of self-monitoring and injection in liaison with Endocrinologists.
• Provides education on treatment for patients at various stages of the disease. The focus is on prevention of complications and management of stable diabetes.
• Evaluates patient comprehension and compliance to the education by reviewing clinical and learning outcome.
• Utilizes specialty knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive and effective health care teaching to the patient/family. Assists in the development of patient/family education materials.

Maintenance of supplies and equipment

• Performs competency in point of care testing and quality requirements.
• Competent handling of all equipment in the unit.
• Ensuring all equipment is maintained in good working order, reporting any fault to engineering.
• Indents unit store supplies and keeps necessary records.
• Prepares unit requirements, stock verification and inventories.
• Prevents wastage and misuse of supplies.