Registered Nurse, Nurse Educator Diabetes, RN (40 hrs)

83305BR

Patient Services-Nursing

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Status
Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week
40

Job Category
Nursing,

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem
Regular

Pay Range
$81,078-$174,585 Annual

Office/Site Location
Boston

Remote Eligibility
Onsite Only

Job Posting Description

At Boston Children’s Hospital, the quality of our care – and our inclusive hospital working environment – lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we’re committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.

Position Summary/ Department Summary:
Brief Overview

Staff Nurse, Nurse Educator Diabetes
Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinating patient self-management initiatives in a family centric program for pediatric and adolescent patients in Boston Children’s Hospital’s Division of Endocrinology’s ADA recognized outpatient diabetes self-management education program. The program uses a multi-disciplinary approach in the management of children and adolescents with diabetes (Type 1, Type 2, steroid induced and cystic fibrosis related) and their families.
  • Working with patients diagnosed with diabetes and their families, to facilitate improving self-management age specific goals for all patients; providing lifestyle coaching, and conducting one-on-one patient visits and group visits in a hospital clinic setting.
  • Providing patient and family education; collaborating with outside community resources including but not limited to school and insurer-based case coordination services.
  • Providing case management including oversight and interpretation of laboratory results for patients with diabetes; ordering of therapeutics, durable medical supplies and refills for prescription medications; as well as coordination of referrals and diagnostic studies as needed in consultation with the patient’s physician.
  • Working 40 hours per week, day shift M-F. (Availability to work at Weymouth and N. Dartmouth primarily as well as some time in Boston)

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (for RNs)

Experience:

  • Minimum 1 year RN experience required.
  • Minimum 2 years as a Diabetes Nurse Educator with a strong clinical background and experience in content areas such as patient education, diabetes, diabetes technologies (insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, smart pens), nutrition, physical fitness and other health related topics preferred.
  • Knowledge of community resources and previous experience working with diverse patient populations across the age spectrum.
  • The ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary team which includes nutrition, social workers, physicians, and other diabetes nurse educators.
  • Effective and energetic style to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships and self-directed skills with a strong desire to impact patients with diabetes and their families.

Licensure/ Certifications:

  • A current license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice as a Registered Nurse
  • Current certification in diabetes education (CDCES) preferred but must acquire within 1 year of employment.

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, military or veteran status or any other classification protected by law in hiring, promotion, compensation and other terms and conditions of employment. Boston Children’s Hospital collects and maintains information regarding gender, race, and ethnicity for equal opportunity compliance purposes. Boston Children’s Hospital also is subject to various government recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations.

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