Diabetes Education Specialist III

We are searching for a Diabetes Educator III- someone who provides assessment, goal setting, education and behavioral intervention, and on-going case management to patients and caregivers to promote diabetes self-management in the inpatient and ambulatory settings. Contributes to the development of position papers, guideline development, or other literature to advance the specialty. Develops processes to improve transitions of care and ensure appropriate self-management education and resources. Creates innovative strategies to achieve the Quadruple Aim (population health, quality of patient care experience, costs associated with care, and meaningfulness of the provider's experience).

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Qualifications:

• Associates or bachelor's in nursing OR master's in nutrition, Public Health, Education, or Nursing is required.
• CDCES or BC-ADM is required
• 5 years' experience diabetes care as a licensed dietician or nurse is required.

Responsibilities:

• Provides individualized diabetes self-management education and training to individuals and groups according to the Scope of Practice, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional performance for Diabetes Educators
• Uses the ADCES 7 Self-Care Behaviors® as a framework to teach, reinforce, and evaluate self-management skills.
• Facilitates coordination and communication with primary care providers, diabetes care team, and other members of the patient’s network as appropriate
• Communicates effectively through writing, presentations reports and public speaking to include one regional or national presentation or active regional or national committee involvement with defined roles and goals
• Collaborates with inter-professional team and demonstrates ability to affectively provide constructive feedback to team
• Contributes to the development of position papers, guideline development, or other literature to advance the specialty
• Effectively communicate to provide group and/or individual patient/caregiver education.

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Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

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