Nurse Educator- Diabetes Program

UNC REX Healthcare; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

The Inpatient Diabetes Education Team at UNC Health is seeking an experienced educator to advance nursing education and patient self-management education for hospitalized patients across age groups.

This full-time, day-shift role supports clinical staff through training, collaboration with Diabetes Resource Nurses, and development of educational programs and materials. It requires a BSN and RN licensure in NC.

Qualifications

• RN license in North Carolina.
• BSN from an accredited school.
• 3+ years of tertiary care nursing with 2+ years in diabetes care; nurse education experience preferred.
• Experience leading staff development and education programs.

Responsibilities

• Acts as resource and role model in evidence-based practice; leads unit/service-based clinical practice groups.
• Assists in orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units; mentors graduate students.
• Assists nursing staff in design and implementation of nursing research/performance improvement projects.
• Coordinates orientation, staff development and continuing education for nursing staff.
• Develops education materials, self-instructional programs, teaching protocols, and e-learning for nursing staff.
• Develops patient and family education materials with subject matter experts.

Skills

RN experience

Nurse educator

Diabetes education

Education

BSN

Job description

Description

The Inpatient Diabetes Education Team at UNC Health consists of nurses and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) who provide personalized diabetes self-management education to hospitalized patients of all ages, from newborns to end-of-life care. They support patients in areas such as new diagnoses, insulin use, glucose monitoring, and lifestyle changes, while also helping ensure safe transitions after discharge. In addition to patient education, they support clinical staff through training, collaboration with Diabetes Resource Nurses, and development of educational programs and materials.

The team works across multiple care settings to include:

• Acute Care
• Intermediate Care
• Intensive Care
• Emergency Department
• Advanced Care at Home

More broadly, they lead diabetes education initiatives, contribute to nursing education and competency development, support quality improvement and safety efforts, evaluate program outcomes, and help shape policies related to diabetes and endocrinology care. The team is seeking an experienced and highly motivated educator to help enhance and expand the services they provide.

The ideal candidate will hold a BSN and have at least three years of RN experience, including a minimum of two years caring for patients with diabetes, along with prior nurse education experience.

This full-time, exempt position will work Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with no weekend or holiday requirements.

Summary

Coordinates staff development and educational needs of patient care nursing staff, patients, and families. This is an advanced level position in education, which is performed under minimal supervision. Assignments may be characterized as those requiring collaboration to address staff educational needs within a specialty practice area and/or service. Serves in a lead capacity over others as it relates to special projects or subject matter expertise. Work maybe performed collaboratively for multiple disciplines across the continuum of care or for a specific patient population or service area.

Responsibilities

• Acts as resource and role model in use of evidence based practice. Leads unit/service based clinical practice groups
• Assists in orientation and placement of nursing students in clinical units. Serves as resource to faculty. Mentors graduate students
• Assists nursing staff in design and implementation of clinical nursing research/performance improvement projects.
• Assists nursing units with preceptor responsibilities to ensure that all new staff are oriented and meeting competency expectations
• Conducts learning needs assessments to plan staff educational programs
• Coordinates orientation, staff development and continuing education for nursing staff
• Develops evidence-based standards of care, comprehensive nursing plans, clinical pathways for patients and families and facilitates implementation of same.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates educational materials, self instructional programs, teaching protocols, and e-learning programs for nursing staff.
• In conjunction with other subject matter experts, develops and evaluates patient family education materials.
• Serves as a clinical resource and role model, provides clinical supervision to staff in developing clinical knowledge, skills and abilities

Other Information

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• For Home Health/Hospice: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
• For Home Health/Hospice: Valid NC Driver's License

Professional Experience Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience in tertiary care with two (2) years clinical experience in the assigned specialty.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Wound, Ostomy Care Nurses

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $35.87 - $51.57 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.