LCMC Health·New Orleans, Louisiana
The RN provides medical care, counseling, and clinical support to patients within a primary care clinic setting. Responsibilities include performing non-complex procedures, administering medications, and managing clinic flow and documentation.
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The RN Clinical Educator serves as a clinical resource for patients, providers, and healthcare staff, promoting high-quality, patient-centered diabetes care throughout the Primary Care Department. In collaboration with Primary Care, Diabetes, and Endocrinology providers, the Clinical Educator develops and delivers individualized patient education to support evidence-based diabetes management. The RN-Clinical Educator helps to enhance patients' self-management skills and contributes to quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving clinical outcomes and reducing diabetes-related complications.
Provide individualized and group diabetes self-management education for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Educate patients on medication administration, insulin therapy, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), blood glucose monitoring, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle modification.
Assess patients' educational needs, health literacy, readiness to learn, and barriers to successful disease management.
Collaborate with primary care physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, dietitians, care coordinators, and other members of the healthcare team to develop comprehensive care plans.
Monitor patient progress and reinforce treatment plans through follow-up visits, telephone outreach, and care coordination.
Assist providers with patient education related to new diabetes technologies, medication changes, and chronic disease management.
Document patient encounters and education in the electronic medical record in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards.
Maintain current knowledge of diabetes management standards, medications, devices, and clinical practice guidelines.
Must be capable of taking the certified diabetes care and education specialist (Cdces) after training and preparation.
Work shift: Days (United States of America)
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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 [https://www.lcmchealth.org/university-medical-center-new-orleans/]legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.
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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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Candidates must hold a valid nursing license or temporary permit to practice in Louisiana. A current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Health Care Provider certification is also required.
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