Registered Nurse (Diabetes Educator)

The Registered Nurse (Diabetes Educator) is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising staff and patient diabetes education within Ambulatory Care. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position.

The Registered Nurse (Diabetes Educator) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based diabetes education to staff and patients. Provides educational instruction and training for diabetic patients throughout the medical facility. The Diabetes Educator demonstrates and understands instructional design, implementation, and application related to education and training. Other responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to the following: Demonstrates knowledge and application of professional standards related to patient diabetes care. Performs learning needs assessments, develops educational trainings for patients and staff within organization. Develops entry level coaching and mentoring skills. Systematically evaluates current practice, formulates appropriate diabetic outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within area of expertise. Collaborates with other Clinical Nurse Educators and interprofessional healthcare teams in the ongoing clinical education activities including in-services, training, competency assessment, and evaluations of both current and new staff nursing skills. Acts as a consultant in patient diabetes care principles and performance measures. Reviews current nursing literature for new diabetic trends and changes based on evidence-based research with the ability to propose practice and documentation revisions Delivers a fundamental understanding of adult learning principles and a lifelong learner that can practice with flexibility to adapt or change learning strategies based on the assessment of learning needs within the healthcare organization. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates diabetes educational needs to facilitate learner development and skill training. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of diabetes education focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the healthcare continuum. Certification: Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), Performs other related duties as listed in functional statement. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Full time, 7:30pm - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.