Working/Functional Title

Diabetic Care & Education Clinician

Position Summary

The Michigan State University (MSU) College of Nursing (CON) is seeking an experienced registered nurse (RN) with an interest in chronic care management to enhance diabetic and pre-diabetic patient outcomes for diverse populations in a Nurse Practitioner-led clinic. The RN will be a part of a collaborative team of nurses providing high-quality care that supports inclusive and culturally appropriate behavior modifications and is expected to function at the top of their scope of practice. As a part of the team, the RN will use a scholarly approach, which indicates their understanding of inclusive patient care in diverse communities, making use of evidence-based practices.  The RN will use continuous quality improvement processes to assure equity, quality, safety, and enhanced patient outcomes in diverse populations. The successful RN candidate must be certified as or eligible to be certified as a Diabetic Care & Education Specialist (DCES).  The selected candidate will also serve as a preceptor to RN nursing students for the MSU College of Nursing.

All team members in the College of Nursing carry a leadership role that fosters a sense of inclusion, belonging and servant leadership. This includes:

• Demonstrate a commitment to long term, sustained action that increases inclusive practices in health equity across the CON
• Intentionally create an environment that encourages a sense of belonging, inclusive learning, work, and clinical service environments that enable everyone to reach their full potential
• Recognize that inclusion is a journey and strive to move along the continuum of embracing experiences and resources that address anti-racist and anti-oppressive ideas while acknowledging the inward and outward systems that influence bias and cultural awareness
• Strive to be a champion of inclusive practices that lead and transform others and creates initiatives that change structural systems within nursing education which have historically inhibited, disenfranchised, marginalized, and unintentionally excluded underrepresented communities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to complete initial patient/family educational sessions, assessments, reassessments and follow-up, and suggest referrals as necessary with accuracy and skill
• Recommend treatment changes to enhance diabetic patient outcomes and adherence to treatment
• Educate diabetic and prediabetic patients and their family members on appropriate care, management, and treatment
• Focus on collaborative work and informed patient care to ensure that patients make realistic lifestyle changes to enhance outcomes
• Create and maintain inclusive and equitable partnerships and collaborate to enhance patient outcomes
• Serves as a nutrition and diabetes consultant to the healthcare team
• Assemble information concerning patient's clinical background and referral needs
• Utilize critical thinking in determining alternative solutions and assist in solving patient problems and issues as need to be in compliance with diabetic disease
• Utilize American Diabetic Association (ADA) and American Association of Diabetic Educator (AADE) approved curriculum and education materials for patient instruction
• Utilize appropriate motivational interviewing techniques necessary for coaching and assisting the patient to complete self-management goal/action plans
• Collaboratively develop goals, learning objectives and a plan for educational content and teaching methods
• Provide education interventions that utilize interactive, skill-based training methods for group classes and individual teaching
• Develop individualized follow-up plans with patients that meet their diversity and cultural needs, while also understanding how social determinants of health impact patients' ability to navigate suggested lifestyle changes
• Document assessments, educational services and results for each patient
• Assess program effectiveness utilizing defined outcome measures
• Identify when a program participant's needs are outside their scope of practice and expertise and arranges for additional services to meet the patient’s needs
• Provide education on medical devices which may include: blood glucose monitoring, insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors and other medical devices
• Ability to build effective collegial relationships
• Ability to influence and effect change

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four year college degree program in Nursing; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in Nursing; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The position also requires possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan. May require a Bachelor's degree in Nursing; work experience in a particular area of nursing or health care; and/or certification as an oncology nurse.

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in direct nursing care in a specialized area of diabetes and nutrition or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Awareness of how social determinants of health impact particular populations access to equitable education, access to equitable diabetic care, and ongoing treatment. This position also requires possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan or eligible and certification as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Credential (CDCES) or eligible. In addition, this position must be eligible to be credentialed through MSU as a provider

• Primary care knowledge and experience
• Minimum two (2) years of outpatient experience as an RN
• Master’s degree or Doctorate in Nursing is desired
• Maintain Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Credential (CDCES) or eligible to take the CDCES certification exam within first year of employment

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience
• Adhere to the College of Nursing values for equitable and inclusive education and quality of care

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Resume and cover letter

Special Instructions

List of three (3) professional references including contact information knowledgeable of your work.

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Website

WWW.NURSING.MSU.EDU

Summary of Health Risks

• Exposure to human blood, serum, tissue and other body fluids; and materials covered under Universal Precautions.
• TB risk or work within 3 feet of human patients in a health care setting or have potential exposure to animals or to specimens with Mycobacterium.

Bidding eligibility ends October 1, 2024 at 11:55 P.M.