Job Description:

HELPING YOU BE WELL, GET WELL AND STAY WELL

As one of New Jersey's largest non-profit health systems, Virtua provides comprehensive health care services to achieve its mission to help people be well, get well and stay well.

Virtua provides services through Virtua Medical Group with 302 physicians and other clinicians, and at its urgent care centers, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, health and wellness centers, fitness centers, home health services, long-term care, rehabilitation centers and paramedic program.

A leader in maternal and child health services, Virtua delivers nearly 8,000 babies a year. It provides health services to 1,500 businesses, and participates in Virtua Physician Partners, a clinically integrated network of 1,400 physicians and other clinicians.
Virtua is affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neuroscience and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for pediatrics.

Virtua employs more than 9,000 and has been honored as the #1 Best Place to Work in the Delaware Valley every year since 2007. It is the recipient of a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality of care, and its hospitals earned straight A's in patient safety by The Leapfrog Group and the 2016 Patient Safety Award from Healthgrades.

U.S. News and World Report ranked Virtua's Mount Holly and Voorhees hospitals as High Performing Hospitals and Voorhees as a Best Regional Hospital. Virtua is also the recipient of the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation.

Employment Type:

Employee

Employment Classification:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Work Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours:

37.5

Location:

Cherry Hill, NJ

Additional Locations:

Job Summary:

Summary:

Provides comprehensive assessment, patient/family education, and facilitates behavior change for patients in the field of diabetes mellitus in 1:1 counseling & small group sessions.

Interacts and communicates effectively with members of the patient's diabetes management team (i.e. patients PCP, endocrinologist, podiatrist) to ensure optimal diabetes care.

Serves as resource and diabetes clinical expert for Virtua staff, Virtua VMG, Virtua POEs.

Position Responsibilities:

* Counsel patients/families on diabetes self-management (either in 1:1 setting or in small group setting) incorporating ADA National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and AADE adapted Behavioral Change Goals. Makes follow-up telephone calls and/or emails to patients as necessary.

* Documentation on patient records, EMR, Diabetes Database and written communication to patient's medical provider(s) in accurate, timely, & professional manner.

* Provides diabetes wellness education via Virtua diabetes support groups, and community events.

* Participates in diabetes program & education curriculum development & revision.

* Serves as clinical diabetes resource by responding to requests for information & clinical updates from Virtua staff, physicians, schools, etc.

* Participates in new staff orientation and student intern observational experiences.

* Attends & participates in bimonthly staff meetings and other meetings as needed.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required:

Recent experience in diabetes patient education, knowledge and comfort with facilitation of group patient education, strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Required Education:

Registered Nurse.

BSN preferred.

Training/Certifications/Licensure:

Current NJ RN license.

Certification by the National Board of Diabetes Educators (CDE) preferred or eligible to take exam in 1 year.

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