Job Description and Requirements
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
The diabetes educator is responsible for diabetes education at the time of diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and on an ongoing basis. This includes counseling, coaching, education and training and motivation of patients and parents. The work is done in accordance with the applicable protocols within Diabeter/Diabetes360 and KSA MOH quality and regulatory guidance.
This role does not provide direct clinical nursing care to patients and is a training, education and counselling role for all aspects of diabetes self-care practices and in the instigation and transition between different insulin delivery modalities for patients with type1 diabetes.
Expertise
Diabetes disease and therapy expert
Apply the diagnostic and therapeutic educational interventions in the field of diabetes care, properly and where possible evidence-based
Delivering effective and ethically responsible diabetes education to patients to teach and promote self-care practices
Communication
Realizing an effective care relationship with patients and their next of kin
Obtain effective patient information by actively listening
Discuss the care and treatment in a clear and understandable manner with the patient and/or parent(s)
Adequate oral and written report on patient care
Working together
Communicate effectively with colleagues and other healthcare professionals
Delivering effective peer consultation
Contribute to effective interdisciplinary cooperation and multidisciplinary care
Organization
Organizing the work so that there is a balance in patient care and the recognition of the boundaries of their own tasks and expertise.
Effective and efficiently working within a multidisciplinary diabetes team
Ensure responsible spending of available resources
Use of information technology for optimal patient care and for further education
Contributing to transparency and quality of care for patients
Social action
Knowing and recognizing the factors that characterize type 1 diabetes mellitus
Promote patient health and well-being
Science and education
Critically assess the medical and nursing information about diabetes
Participate in the development of scientific knowledge about diabetes and in promoting the improvement of this subject knowledge.
Develop and maintain a personal education and training plan
Promote the expertise of students, colleagues, patients and other others involved in care and care providers for diabetes
Maintaining knowledge by means of participation in, for example: continuing education, conferences, symposia and the keeping track of professional literature
Keep up to date with relevant developments within the profession
Professionalism
Delivering high-quality diabetes education to patients (e.g. builds a good therapeutic relationship with patient)
Display of adequate personal and interpersonal professional behaviour (e.g. reflects and analyzes own competencies)
Know the boundaries of their own competencies and responsibilities and act within them (e.g. have knowledge and acquire competence from the nursing discipline)
Exercise the profession as a guide to the professional profile of diabetes educator (e.g. develops guidelines and care protocols to ensure and improve quality) in collaboration with quality manager
Additional task areas, competencies diabetes educator
Conduct consultations, conduct meetings of educators, attend consultations
Central contact point of Diabeter/Diabetes360 specialists and regional face for external parties
Provide a safe and hygienic environment for patients and employees
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma
in Nursing/Registered (General Nursing Midwifery) Educator, with a
certification paediatric nursing
Additional training and experience for diabetes educator
would be an asset.
JOB EXPERIENCE
>3 years
expertise in the field of paediatric diabetes care as a diabetes
educator
Has a
thorough knowledge of the diabetes disease area and has insight into
treatment theories, treatment methods and course of the disease
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES
Self-starter,
comfortable shaping priorities and agenda
Strong
organizational and time management skills
Analyzing
and interpreting data, trends and information
Proven
ability to influence, coach, support and empower patients
Fluent
in Arabic and English
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