Diabetes Educator and Research Nurse

2 months ago


Detroit, United States Wayne State Full time
Diabetes Educator and Research Nurse - Internal Medicine

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Diabetes Educator and Research Nurse - Internal Medicine at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.
Essential functions (job duties):

Provide physician-directed, policy and procedure aligned specialized nursing treatment, care, and education.

Educate, model, and counsel on leading/providing/adapting to the current state of science of adiposity-based chronic disease (ABCD) in nutrition, mediation, fitness, sleep, dentition, and stress contexts, including management and monitoring.

Coordinate the development, utilization, and evaluation of educational resources and interventions that assist the patient/caregiver in optimal self-care. Counsel, support, and serve as a resource to patients and families for shared problem-solving in individual, family, group, and conference settings.

Proactively collaborate with division personnel and patients to curate patient/clinical/operational/experimental data and to optimize individual patient/department/population health outcomes.

Utilize current nursing and clinical research to support evidence-bases clinical decision-making and practice.

Participate in quality/performance improvement programs and projects, product evaluation, outcomes evaluation studies and/or clinical research.

Other Duties as Assigned.

Unique duties:

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education Bachelor's degree

Experience Experienced (minimum 2 years of job-related experience)

Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure with the State of Michigan is required

PROBLEM-SOLVING: Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; gather and analyze information skillfully; Basic collegiate science major-level math skills and statistical skills; ability to interpret and solve practical problems with an extensive variety of information that deals with several abstract and concrete variables; ability to apply common sense, good judgment, and problem-solving skills in difficult situations. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty members, students, residents, staff, patients, and other third parties; Can apply effective interpersonal skills to provide service. Comfortable working in a team environment. Adapts to changes in the work environment. TIME MANAGEMENT: Ability to lead and direct student-clinicians as they work to understand diabetes education. Ability to manage multiple priorities. Prioritizes and plans work activities. Adapts for changing conditions. COMPUTER SKILLS: MS Comprehensive Office Suite capability; Ability to navigate computer systems and enter data into database, operate keyboards, printers, etc.

Preferred qualifications:

Preferred: 1 - 2 years of Diabetic Education, and advanced knowledge of Diabetes Education; Certified Diabetes Educator Certification through the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators.
School/College/Division:

H06 - School of Medicine
Primary department:

H0609 - Internal Medicine
Employment type:
  • Regular Employee
  • Job type: Fractional Time
  • Job category: Staff/Administrative
Funding/salary information:
  • Compensation type: Annual Salary
  • Hourly rate:
  • Salary minimum: TBD
  • Salary hire maximum: TBD
Working conditions:

This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity; potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing; transferring patients and objects may be required; may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials, and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures; may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.
Job openings:
  • Number of openings: 1
  • Reposted position: No
  • Reposted reason: None (New Requisition)
  • Prior posting/requisition number:
Background check requirements:

University policy requires certain persons who are offered employment to undergo a background check, including a criminal history check, before starting work. If you are offered employment, the university will inform you if a background check is required.
Equal employment opportunity statement:

Wayne State University provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. The university encourages applications from women, people of color and other underrepresented people. Wayne State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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