Registered Nurse - Diabetes Educator

The purpose of the position is to provide a professional nurse who provides planned education with an emphasis on diabetes management and support, as an integral part of patient care. Implementation of the educational plan for diabetic teaching includes but is not limited to the CLC, acute care, outpatient clinics and emergency room departments.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Provides diabetes management education to include administration of medications, insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring to Veterans.

Incorporates Veteran age, gender, culture and learning abilities in the plan of care.

Works with nursing colleagues to advance nursing practice and Primary Care (PC) clinicians by providing education on nail care, foot care and diabetic foot exams to improve outcomes while maintaining cost-effectiveness.

Supports system-wide changes at the local facility and across VISN9 to improve outcomes in care.

Support identification of the patient's medical and psychological problems, supporting the management of these problems and determining the need for consultation.

Consults/collaborates with healthcare clinicians and other team members.

Attends medical staff meetings, team meetings and provides assistance in the implementation and application of all programs as required.

Provides local support in improving patient care, maintaining standards of care and teaching personnel in a variety of settings.

Identify the needs of patients and appropriate referrals are initiated for other programs.

Facilitates the delivery of quality coordinated care through the application of the nursing process and medical model using patient centered principles of care.

Works effectively with all levels of staff and promotes collaborative efforts with other healthcare professionals.

Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Pay Scale: N01J

Work Schedule:

DTOD such as 0700 - 1530; 0730 - 1600 or 0800 - 1630

Telework:
Not Available.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized.