RN, Diabetes Care Coordinator - GENESIS Health System

Position Title: RN, Diabetes Care Coordinator

Department: Diabetes Chronic Care

Purpose: Provides care management services to patients enrolled in the Genesis Care Management Program as part of a multidisciplinary team (Pharmacist, Nurse, Social Worker, Dietician and Medical Assistant). Works collaboratively with all members of this team to ensure patient needs are met and care delivery is coordinated across the continuum. Utilizes specialized training to support patient condition self-management and health-oriented behavior change. Provides ongoing comprehensive individual assessment, education, support, and referral to other care management team members and services as needed. Implements educational plan and monitors adherence to plan. Identifies patient special social and emotional barriers to compliance with treatment plans and coordinates assistance as necessary. Works closely with patient's primary care and specialty providers to coordinate treatment plans and communicate patient-directed health goals and needs. Facilitates diabetes education services via one-on-one nurse-patient face-to-face sessions.

Report To: Manager, Clinic

Supervisory Responsibility: Direction: The job requires some accountability for scheduling, assigning or coordinating work. Employees check the quality of work and provide guidance, instruction, training and direction to others. Although the job does not require formal or official supervisory responsibility, the incumbent serves as group leader or acts in an informal "assistant supervisory" or "lead" role. In addition, the employee may be expected to provide information or suggestions on human resources matters.

Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss. Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others, Vendors/Clients

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education: Associate's Degree

Field Of Study: Nursing

Special Training: CDE within 2 years; Basic Life Support.

Training Preferred: Bilingual in Spanish

Licensure/Registration: Registered Nurse in Iowa; Registered Nurse in Illinois within 1 year.

Experience: More than 2 years experience required.

Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.

Working Conditions: There is limited exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Some undesirable or unpleasant environmental characteristics may occur but the physical environment is generally safe and there is minimal health risk. No safety equipment or unusual precautions are required. The occasional exposure to these minor adverse conditions would be limited to 35% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes

Miscellaneous:

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