Diabetes Educator - CDE Required

BHMG Baptist Health Medical Group Inc.; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BHMG Endocrinology in Lexington, KY is seeking a Clinical Nurse Educator to provide individualized diabetes self-management education and group trainings in accordance with AADE standards. The role collaborates with physicians across BHMG offices to support patient learning and improve outcomes.

Requirements include a graduation certificate from an accredited RN program and a KY RN license, BCLS, and a CDE credential. CPT Pump Trainer is preferred.

Qualifications

• RN with KY licensure and board credentials in diabetes education.
• CDE required; CPT certification strongly preferred.
• Effective communication, patient-centered care, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized diabetes self-management education and training to individuals and groups.
• Collaborate with physicians across BHMG offices to support patient education and care.

Skills

Diabetes education

Clinical nursing leadership

Patient education

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

KY RN license

CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator)

BCLS certification

Certificate CPT (Certified Pump Trainer)

Tools

Windows OS

MS Office

Job description

Summary Job Description:

BHMG Endocrinology Job Summary: The Clinical Nurse Educator provides individualized diabetes self-management education and training to individuals and groups according to the standards of practice for Diabetes Educators (AADE). Works closely with physicians in multiple BHMG offices as needed and demonstrates the ability to solve problems.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training, and Licensures/Certifications/Registrations Required:

Formal training which will be indicated by a graduation certificate from an accredited RN school of nursing, KY RN license; prefer previous supervisory experience in a health-care setting and/or experience in clinic-based nursing. BCLS certification required. CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator) required. Certificate of completion for CPT (Certified Pump Trainer) strongly preferred. Ability to communicate effective; dedication to patient satisfaction; ability to work compatibly with physicians and other staff members; must be detail-oriented. Good organizational and time management skills, good analytical problem solving skills, proactive attitude toward goals and objectives, ability to handle multiple projects, ability to handle stressful situations, ability to exercise judgment and discretions, proficiency with computer and windows software applications.

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation,

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health's eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health's employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health's physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EoO Statement:

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

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