Job Description

From primary to specialty care as well as walk-in and virtual services CHI Health Clinic delivers more options and better access so you can spend time on what matters: being healthy. We offer more than 20 specialties and 100 convenient locations; with some clinics offering extended hours.

CHI Health has an amazing opportunity to add an RN Diabetes Educator to our education team! This position will float between clinics in the Omaha Metro and Council Bluffs location! 

**This position will have the opportunity to work remotely on an as needed basis! Must live within the Omaha / Council Bluffs Area as you will be required to work in clinic as well.

Hours: FLEXIBLE! Will be a Monday-Friday role but they are open to hours. Must be within clinic hours. 

CHI Health strives to care for you the way you care for your patients. 

We understand you have personal responsibilities outside of your profession and also care about your well-being. 

With you in mind, we offer the following benefits to support your work/life balance:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance 
• Direct Primary Plan (No copay, no deductible, and access to CHI Health provider 24/7)
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Programs
• Flexible spending accounts

CHI Health, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, includes 150+ clinics delivering quality care to patients across Nebraska and southeast Iowa. Our full-service network provides a variety of Primary Care & Priority Care Services, including Family, Internal, Geriatric, and Pediatric Medicine, in addition to several specialties to deliver custom care based on the unique needs of our patients.

Job Summary / Purpose

This position contributes to the mission and vision of CHI Health by providing direct and indirect care to a designated group of patients across the age continuum.  Provides services, which encompass the spiritual, physiological, social, and psychological aspects of care of the sick, prevention of disease, or conservation of health.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Conducts a thorough individualized assessment of the person with or at risk for diabetes.  Works with the person with or at risk for diabetes to identify mutally acceptable diabetes self management training (DSMT) outcomes and behavioral objectives.
• Will travel between clinics to help do pump trainings. 
• Provides diabetes education according to the individualized plan of care and desired outcomes.  Develops the self-management training plan to attain the mutually defined outcomes.  The plan integrates current diabetes care practices and established principles of teaching and learning.  The plan is coordinated among the healthcare team members, the participant, referring provider, and other relevant support systems.
• Coordinates/provides individual/group education sessions for diabetic outpatients.
• Provides leadership in maintaining and developing diabetic education program standards, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains on-going evaluation of the diabetes education program.
• Assists in Quality Improvement activities related to patients with diabetes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license that allows you to practice in our state
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association required
• Be certified as a Diabetes Educator or Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management with 39 months of hire

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