Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse
SLMG Saint Luke's Physician Group, Inc.
Overland Park, Kansas
The Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse serves as a role model consultant change agent instructor and facilitator in assessing learning needs and in planning implementing and evaluating educational activities for nursing staff.
Posted Sep 10 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Monday - Friday, 8am - 430pm · Day Monday - Friday, 8am - 430pm Day (United States of America)5 shifts a week
- Unit and setting
- Clinic Provides diabetes self management training for patients either newly diagnosed with diabetes or with identified diabetes needs such as hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosispatients newly diagnosed with diabetes or with identified diabetes needs
- License
- RN license MO and KS RN license required
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- RN license MO and KS RN license required Check your license
- Certification
- CDCES within 2 years of hireAfter hire · within 2 years of hire CDCES required within 2 years of hire
- Education
- Associate Degree
- Experience
- less than 1 year applicable experience Less than 1 year
- Experience
- diabetes and medication management knowledge Strong knowledge in Diabetes and medication management
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- assess learning needs and plan, implement, and evaluate educational activities for nursing staff
- Day to day
- serve as clinical and educational consultant Serves as a clinical and educational consultant to promote and support the professional practice environment maximum performance and quality patient care.
- Day to day
- provide diabetes self-management training Provides diabetes self management training for patients either newly diagnosed with diabetes or with identified diabetes needs such as hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis
- Day to day
- assess patient abilities, limitations, and barriers to diabetes self-management Assessment of patients abilities, limitations and barriers to diabetes self-management
- Day to day
- collaborate with referring provider and patient care team Collaboration with referring provider and patient care team to identify and prioritize strategies to assist patients with diabetes self-management education
- Day to day
- assist patients with medication adjustments in collaboration with primary care provider Assist patients with medication adjustments to achieve optimal glycemic control in direct collaboration with the primary care provider
- Day to day
- understand diabetes pathophysiology, medication management, complications, and motivational interviewing Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes, medication management, acute and chronic diabetes related complications and motivational interviewing
- Day to day
- deliver patient and family diabetes self-management education in individual or group settings
- Day to day
- keep current in new and advancing diabetes technologies Keep current in new and advancing diabetes related technologies
- Day to day
- participate in CQI projects and outcome evaluations Participate in CQI projects and evaluation of outcome measures to assess diabetes education effectiveness.
- Hours stated
- Monday - Friday, 8am - 430pm
- Weekends
- No weekends
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
Posted on SLMG Saint Luke's Physician Group, Inc.’s careers page.
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Join our Saint Luke's team as a Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse! Monday - Friday, 8am - 430pm Strong knowledge in Diabetes and medication management MO and KS RN license required CDCES required within 2 years of hire The Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse serves as a role model consultant change agent instructor and facilitator in assessing learning needs and in planning implementing and evaluating educational activities for nursing staff. Serves as a clinical and educational consultant to promote and support the professional practice environment maximum performance and quality patient care.
Provides diabetes self management training for patients either newly diagnosed with diabetes or with identified diabetes needs such as hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis
The Opportunity
Assessment of patients abilities, limitations and barriers to diabetes self-management Collaboration with referring provider and patient care team to identify and prioritize strategies to assist patients with diabetes self-management education Assist patients with medication adjustments to achieve optimal glycemic control in direct collaboration with the primary care provider Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes, medication management, acute and chronic diabetes related complications and motivational interviewing Use self-management training techniques to assess, plan and implement patient and family education in individual and/or group settings. Education to include self-monitoring of blood glucose, medications, diet/meal planning, exercise, goal setting, coping skills, and reduction of risk factors Keep current in new and advancing diabetes related technologies Participate in CQI projects and evaluation of outcome measures to assess diabetes education effectiveness. Why Saint Luke’s?
We believe in work/life balance. We are dedicated to innovation and always looking for ways to improve. We believe in creating a collaborative environment where all voices are heard.
We are here for you and will support you in achieving your goals. Job Requirements Applicable
Experience
- Less than 1 year
- Associate Degree
- Job Details
- Full Time
- Day (United States of America)
What's around it?
Overland Park, KSFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,515/mo
- Household income
- $104,834/yr, all local households, not nurse pay