EOI - Certified Diabetes Educator - Midtown Health

Overview

Job Description

Title: Certified Diabetes Educator

Reports to: Manager, Primary Care

Position Type: Permanent
- Part
- Time 28 hours/week

Salary: $36.68 - $43.15 per hour

Vacancy Status: Existing Vacancy

Location: Kingston, Midtown Kingston Health Home

As a member of the multi-disciplinary primary health care team, the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) works along with primary care providers to manage complex health conditions, assess and educate patients and their families about diabetes. The CDE provides community-based care and employs a series of interventions for health education. They participate in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and services for individuals, families, and the community that are affected by diabetes.

The CDE fosters a collaborative approach to diabetes management in the community by promoting and utilizing opportunities to increase awareness, skills, and knowledge within the community and with KCHC’s patient base.

• Conduct assessments to identify strengths, resources, psychological factors, socioeconomic impact, knowledge, and potential barriers to learning and improved diabetes management.
• Work with an understanding of multimorbidity and employ a series of appropriate intervention based on factors presented
• Provide diabetes education to patients, families, and care providers utilizing best practice strategies and standardized tools (including but not exclusive to supports for blood glucose monitoring, medication administration, nutrition, physical activity, etc.)
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide and/or encourage lifestyle changes to improve quality of life
• Work with patients/families and primary care provider to develop, implement and revise customized self-management plans (Action Plans)
• Identify community resources and help patients to understand how and when to best access those resources appropriately
• Consults with primary care providers on the management of diabetic clients as needed
• Work with the patient to identify, document and communicate patient goals including using a Coordinated Care Plan where applicable
• Monitor patient’s progress and adjust care plans as needed
• Delivers, or assists with the delivery of, prediabetes and diabetes education programs
• Collaborates with partner agencies/hospitals/any community setting where demands exist in delivery of prediabetes and diabetes education groups
• Educates, counsels and provides information to clients and/or programs within scope of practice (e.g. self management strategies such as blood glucose monitoring)
• Involved in the delivery of insulin initiation and management
• Aware and open to the implementation of alternate forms of treatment available to assess and treat clients
• Screen, assess and provide appropriate referrals for clients, as appropriate.
• Provide client screening, assessments, and health education within scope of practice and in keeping with the Canadian Diabetes Association guidelines
• Provide on-going follow-up treatment services including communication through various means with clients, other staff, and external providers as appropriate
• Inform patients, either in person, or by telephone, of lab results and other information relating to their health, as appropriate;

• Develop educational materials and resources to support patient learning and engagement.
• Assists in reviewing resource packages available for clients and adapts as necessary in order to ensure health equity (i.e., identifies the need for translation of materials to meet client needs, ensures the literacy level is appropriate for the patient-base served);
• Provide primary care to clients, which takes into account the social determinants of health, in a manner helpful and acceptable to clients
• Serve as a resource to the community by providing information about diabetes: liaise with local health care providers, hospitals and community organizations to increase awareness, knowledge, and skills.
• Provides home visiting services to clients as needed
• Incorporate and strengthen organizational and community understanding of health promotion and the…