When you join the healthcare team at Phoenix Children’s, you’ll see the world of medicine through the eyes of a child. You’ll be amazed by something new every day, inspired by the capabilities and expertise of your co-workers, and you’ll be able to transform your professional ambitions into realities. Here, you can be part of a growing system that will never outgrow its sense of joy, purpose or discovery. Come grow with us.

Certified Diabetes Educator 

Phoenix Children’s Endocrine division is in search of a Registered dietitian with Diabetes interest and experience. This position is full-time; it offers one remote day a week, dental, vision, and health insurance. Additionally, it offers tuition reimbursement, paid time off, diabetes technology training, a supportive and collaborative work culture, among other benefits. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to provide direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy (MNT), diabetes self-management, and diabetes prevention education to patients and their families.

This position develops, implements, and evaluates proactive patient educational plans and programs to address patient care needs in accordance with established best practices, standards, requirements, and regulations

1. Collaborates with colleagues within the Endocrine Department to support the departmental strategic plan and ongoing institutional growth. Collaborates with other disciplines and departments as a change agent and participates in the evaluation of outcomes. Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines. Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses. Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with health care team and family to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.
2. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements. Engages in ongoing organizational endeavors which supports the philosophy and values of Phoenix Children`s Hospital, nursing, model of care, and professional development of staff. Plans, implements, and evaluates learning opportunities based on evidence using a variety of teaching strategies. Seeks and takes advantage of opportunities to enhance own professional growth and development. Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate. Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status; participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.
3. Patient Case Management.
4. Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children’s offers full- and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive pay with incentives
• Sign-on bonus up to $5,000 plus generous location package*
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning the first day of the month following hire date
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• DailyPay
• Childcare discounts and much more!

For immediate consideration, please apply at:

https://careers.phoenixchildrens.com/Positions/Posting/847256

Required Qualifications:

• Two year (ADN) degree in nursing, four year degree (BSN) in nursing, or a Diploma Nursing degree OR a bachelors degree in nutrition or related field.
• Two years experience in Diabetes education.
• Current CDE (Clinical Diabetes Educator Certificate) OR Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management
• Current State of Arizona RN license or RN license from a compact state OR a Registered Dietitian.
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• BSN in nursing is preferred.
• Experience in Pediatric diabetes preferred.

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