Travel Nurse RN - Case Manager in Juneau, AK

Cynet Health

Juneau, AK

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Juneau, AK

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Job Title: Nurse Educator, Care Manager Profession: Nursing Specialty: Nurse Educator, Care Manager Duration: Full Time Shift: Days Hours per Shift: M-F 8-5 Experience: 1 year License: Registered Nurse License - State of Alaska Certifications: Certified Diabetes Educator - National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators, Clinical Competency Assessment Must-Have: - Valid, current RN license in the state of Alaska - Certification as a Diabetic Educator or eligibility to apply for certification within 2 years - Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years Description: Responsible for maintaining a formal comprehensive diabetes education program encompassing medical and clinical providers, physical therapists, mental health practitioners, and health educators. Monitors equipment that provides eligible patients with the tools and support to self-manage their diabetes, thus reducing chronic care costs. This role offers a fulfilling career with opportunities for professional development. Generous benefits include retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental and vision benefits, life insurance, and long and short-term disability. Provides education and case management to individuals with diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes. Maintains diabetes registries for individuals with diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes. Ensures all patients receive annual exams, laboratory tests, immunizations, and education as recommended by established standards of care. Coordinates primary and secondary prevention goals for patients with diabetes through participation with the diabetes team. Coordinates completion of the annual diabetes audit. Utilizes audit data, reports, and tools to provide the highest quality of care. Facilitates education and implementation of standards of care to medical providers, dietitians, nurses, and other related personnel through education programs and direct training. Supports and models excellence standards. Answers inquiries of a general nature by nursing staff, provider staff, other departments, visitors, and patients, assisting them in a friendly and cooperative manner. Receives and relays messages to personnel and uses proper telephone etiquette. Experience required includes general nursing or dietetic experience, preferably with one year in diabetic care and management. Knowledge of diabetes case management, practices, and procedures is essential to assess patient care. Familiarity with health promotion and patient education activities is necessary. Appreciation of cultural differences and their effect on health care delivery is important. Skills required include performing a variety of responsible diabetic care procedures, employing tact and sensitivity in stressful situations, and effective oral and written communication. Ability to work independently in completing tasks and lead group programs is essential. Engaging patients in self-management activities and providing positive feedback is expected. Must prioritize tasks and use good judgment while coordinating various issues, often with interruptions. Physical demands include regularly talking or hearing, frequently standing, walking, and sitting, using hands to handle or feel, and occasionally climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. The ability to lift and/or move 50 lbs is required.

About the Company

Cynet Health

Cynet Health is a TJC certified MBE and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Health Med and Health IT staffing and consulting services to countless hospitals, SNFs, clinics, labs, CROs, health & wellness centers, pharmacies, and other medical facilities across the United States. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, we are a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise and a recognized Diversity Supplier.

COMPANY SIZE

1,000 to 1,499 employees

INDUSTRY

Healthcare Services

WEBSITE

https://cynethealth.com/