Educator - Diabetes , Part Time

Vnaalbany; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 71,612 - 110,999; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health care coverage

Support for emotional and mental wellbeing

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Albany seeks a part-time Educator for Diabetes to provide educational programs, support continuous learning, and ensure quality improvement in diabetes management. Candidates must possess a Certified Diabetes Educator Certification and relevant licensure. This role involves significant interaction with patients and healthcare teams, contributing to improved diabetes care outcomes.

Qualifications

• Professional presentation and courteous communication.
• Experience in maintaining patient confidentiality and compliance.
• Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement program.

Responsibilities

• Provide education programs for diabetes management.
• Lead project and learning activity implementations.
• Measure the impact on organizational goals.

Skills

CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator Certification

Didactic and experiential preparation in diabetes management

RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure

RD - Registered Dietician

Certified Social Worker (CSW)

Job description

Educator - Diabetes page is loaded## Educator - Diabeteslocations: 220 Washington Ave Extension, Albany, NY 12203time type: Part timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition id: 67420Department/Unit:Medicine - Community EndocrinologyWork Shift:Day (United States of America)Salary Range:$71,612.39 - $110,999.20The Educator uses the educational design process to close the knowledge, skills, and/or practice gaps identified through needs assessment and to impact evidence-based practice.**Essential Duties and Responsibilities*** Contributes to the professional development of others and supports life-long learning as individuals transition across learning/practice environments, and professional roles.* Applies a systematic process to shift individuals, teams, and organizations from current state to desired state and close performance gaps.* Applies a variety of learning technologies to address learning and performance needs, encourage knowledge sharing, and promote collaboration.* Provides leadership to project and learning activity implementation, scientifically measuring the impact on organizational goals.* Helps establish and participates in an education program teaching self-control skills to persons with diabetes and their families/ significant others. This education program includes an assessment, individualized implementation plan and follow-up evaluation.* Obtain regular continuing education in areas of diabetes management and will also participate in The Endocrine Group's continuous quality improvement process.**Qualifications**Communication: • Presents self in a professional courteous manner. • Establishes and maintains professional rapport with the physicians and office staff. • Establishes and maintains good rapport with patients and significant other appropriately.Customer Relations• Identifies self with name when answering the telephone. • Greets each patient by introducing self. • Responds appropriately to patient requests as they occur. • Reports all patient complaints to the Diabetes Education Coordinator as the occur. • Maintains strict patient confidentiality, with the exception of reporting all medical related information to the Diabetes Education Coordinator or Physician.Infectious Disease: • Follows appropriate use of Universal Precautions without deviation. • Reports incident of observed or suspected non-compliance with Universal Precautions immediately to the Manager.Quality Improvement • Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement program under the direction of the Coordinator. • Welcomes new ideas, changes and responsibilities to achieve greater success and productivity within the organizationCDE - Certified Diabetes Educator Certification - requiredDidactic and experiential preparation in diabetes management - requiredRN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure NYS - requiredRD - Registered Dietician - requiredCertified Social Worker (CSW) - required**Physical Demands*** Standing - Constantly* Walking - Constantly* Sitting - Rarely* Lifting - Frequently* Carrying - Frequently* Pushing - Occasionally* Pulling - Occasionally* Climbing - Occasionally* Balancing - Occasionally* Stooping - Frequently* Kneeling - Frequently* Crouching - Frequently* Crawling - Occasionally* Reaching - Frequently* Handling - Frequently* Grasping - Frequently* Feeling - Constantly* Talking - Constantly* Hearing - Constantly* Repetitive Motions - Constantly* Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly**Working Conditions*** Extreme cold - Rarely* Extreme heat - Rarely* Humidity - Rarely* Wet - Rarely* Noise - Constantly* Hazards - Frequently* Temperature Change - Rarely* Atmospheric Conditions - Rarely* Vibration - RarelyThank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center! Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer including: · Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers· A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. , along with , , , and the , form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.