RN Diabetes Educator - Diabetes Clinic

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RN Diabetes Educator

Full-Time | Days | Diabetes Clinic | University Medical Center

Make a Lasting Impact

Are you passionate about helping patients take control of their health and improve their quality of life? As an RN Diabetes Educator, you'll serve as a trusted clinical expert and patient advocate, helping individuals with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to successfully manage their condition.

Working closely with endocrinologists, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, dietitians, care coordinators, and other healthcare professionals, you'll provide personalized education, support innovative diabetes technologies, and play a key role in improving patient outcomes. This is more than an education role, it's an opportunity to transform lives through coaching, collaboration, and evidence-based care.

What You'll Do

Educate & Empower Patients

• Provide individualized and group diabetes self-management education.

• Assess patients' knowledge, health literacy, learning needs, barriers, and readiness to manage their condition.

• Educate patients on insulin administration, injectable therapies, oral medications, glucose monitoring, nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle changes.

• Reinforce treatment plans and help patients establish realistic and achievable self-management goals.

• Support patients through medication adjustments and treatment changes directed by providers.

Advance Diabetes Care & Technology

• Provide education and support for Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems, insulin delivery devices, glucose meters, and other diabetes technologies.

• Help patients confidently adopt and utilize new diabetes management tools.

• Stay current on emerging diabetes therapies, technologies, and evidence-based practice guidelines.

Coordinate Comprehensive Care

• Monitor patient progress through follow-up visits, phone outreach, care coordination, and electronic communication.

• Identify patients who may benefit from additional education, nutrition services, medication management, or specialty referrals.

• Collaborate with providers and the interdisciplinary care team to develop individualized care plans that improve patient outcomes.

Serve as a Clinical Resource

• Act as a subject matter expert for diabetes management, medications, technology, and patient education.

• Provide clinical guidance and coaching to healthcare staff regarding diabetes care and self-management strategies.

• Support the development of educational resources, workflows, and clinic-based programs.

Improve Outcomes & Drive Innovation

• Support population health initiatives aimed at improving diabetes outcomes and closing care gaps.

• Participate in quality improvement projects focused on patient engagement, access to care, and reducing diabetes-related complications.

• Help implement innovative approaches that enhance diabetes education and patient self-management.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• Active Louisiana Registered Nurse (RN) License

• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

• 2-7 years of Registered Nurse experience in a clinical setting

Preferred

• Experience providing diabetes education or caring for patients with diabetes

• Experience with Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), insulin therapy, and diabetes technology

• Experience in Endocrinology, Ambulatory Care, Chronic Disease Management, Population Health, or Care Coordination

• Experience with patient education, quality improvement, or healthcare outreach initiatives

• Master's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field

• Formal diabetes education training

Licensure & Certifications

Required

• Registered Nurse (RN) License

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Preferred

• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)

Candidates who do not currently hold the CDCES credential should demonstrate a willingness to pursue certification with organizational support, training, and professional development opportunities.

Why Join LCMC Health?

At LCMC Health, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact beyond traditional patient care. As an RN Diabetes Educator, you'll empower patients to live healthier lives while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to innovation, education, and exceptional outcomes. You'll be supported in growing your expertise, pursuing advanced certifications, and helping shape the future of diabetes care within a patient-centered organization that values your knowledge, compassion, and leadership.

Help Patients Gain Confidence, Improve Their Health, and Transform Their Lives Through Education. Join LCMC Health as an RN Diabetes Educator.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health's incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region's safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center's legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

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• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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