Diabetes Nurse Educator- Maternal Fetal Medicine

Inova Maternal Fetal Medicine is looking for a Diabetes Nurse (RN) Educator to join our team. This position will support Prenatal patients diagnosed with Diabetes.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

* Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

* Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.

* Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

* Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

* Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Diabetes Nurse Educator Job Responsibilities:

• Reviews patient care standards and patient education programs while assisting with the identification of patient variances.
• Serves as a role model, clinical resource, and mentor to other healthcare team members.
• Delegates patient care activities to other members of the team and redirects clinical activities to respond to changes in volume and emergent care needs.
• Assists in the marketing of Inova Health System VNA Home Health services to Inova departments/operating units, physicians, consumers and the community through the development of promotional materials, presentations, health fairs, in-services and seminars.
• Participates in the planning of a department-sponsored community or professional program and presents annually.
• Assists in the implementation of practice improvement initiatives, as evidenced by documentation and observation of clinical practice.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Hours: Full-time, M-F (regular office hours, 8am-4:30pm with some flexibility needed)

Location: Maternal Fetal Medicine Office/ Willow Oak Fairfax

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Experience: 1 year of Registered Nurse or 250 hours of DSME/T
• Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association; Certified Diabetes Educator: must complete CDE within 18-24 months of employment/ eligible to sit for CDE within 1 year of employment; Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state RN License

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Diabetic patient population
• Obstetrics or Endocrinology experience preferred