Diabetes RN s in the Diabetes Care and Research Program are certified diabetes educators (CDE) who function as diabetes experts with a commitment to care, education and research. They work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary healthcare team under complex medical directives, and function as practitioners, staff and patient/family educators and consultants. Responsibilities include: co-management of complex diabetes patients within a health care team comprising of physician specialists, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, dietitians, a kinesiologist and a psychologist; supporting insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring; implementing the artificial pancreas in selected patients; tailoring and adjusting medications to prevent cardiovascular disease, eye disease, strokes, amputations and other diabetes consequences; developing, implementing and evaluating self-management plans for patients and healthcare learners; diabetes-focused health coaching for patients and their families; learning and implementing new diabetes technologies; counselling; case management; nursing clinical management; interacting with diabetes organizations and industry; public and professional education; public health and wellness promotion; and research in diabetes management and education. This role requires previous experience and comprehensive understanding of diabetes care, and an advanced level of clinical judgement and ability to function within a pre-determined set of medical directives.
1. Current Certification of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
2. Recent (3 years) experience in diabetes nursing care where they have demonstrated the ability to apply current Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines and provide evidenced based diabetes management
3. Certified Diabetes Educator
4. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within an interdisciplinary team environment
5. Demonstrated excellence in developing interpersonal relationships, communication and problem solving skills and manage competing priorities within a rapidly changing health care environment
6. Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills including presentation skills to small and large audiences (e.g. patient education groups, and health professional groups)
7. Demonstrated ability to understand the principles of chronic disease management including self-management strategies, accommodating individual client needs and motivating patients toward positive outcomes
8. Experience with insulin pump management required
9. Participation in research, quality improvement processes. Demonstrated application and knowledge of and experience in the research/evaluation process including: formulating researchable questions, designing a project, data collection, data analysis, and disseminating the results
10. Evidence of ability to develop and to employ a variety of learning resources and activities to address the multiplicity of client learning needs, learning styles, and ethnic/cultural sensitivities
11. Ability to use information technology systems such as Meditech, Microsoft Work, Sovera
12. Previous ambulatory, experience a definitive asset.
