Clinical Nurse Educator, Diabetes - Full-Time, Days

Join UChicago Medicine, as a Clinical Nurse Educator in the Department of Diabetes Patient Education .

We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Nurse Educator – Diabetes (CNE-D) with CDCES credentialing to join our inpatient team.  As an educator, consultant, role model, and advocate, you will design and deliver impactful learning experiences that strengthen both staff expertise and patient outcomes. In partnership with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams, you will provide specialized education in diabetes management for both adult and pediatric patients, including training in insulin pump therapy and related skills. The CNE-D also plays a vital role in equipping nurses and healthcare professionals with the knowledge and confidence to deliver safe, high-quality care. Through coaching, mentoring, and collaboration with endocrinology, nutrition, and other services, you will elevate practice standards, support professional growth, and contribute to positive clinical and organizational outcomes.

Essential Job Functions

• Assesses the education needs of pediatric and adult patients with diabetes and their families/support network and provides educational support:
• Utilizes standardized and develops customized teaching tools and methodologies to measure patient and family/support network knowledge and skill in diabetes concepts and skills, including insulin pump therapy.
• Provides comprehensive teaching in all aspects of diabetes management, including insulin training, meter and/or glucose sensor training.
• Communicates effectively and organizes daily activities between consult services to support patient’s discharge needs or other inpatient or outpatient needs.
• Assesses the education needs of employees within area of responsibility:
• Utilizes standardized and develops customized assessment tools and testing methodologies to measure staff knowledge and skill in core nursing practices and within specialty areas.
• Collects data regarding employee learning needs, at least annually, through the methods of observation, interviewing, focus groups and instrumentation.
• Interprets the hospital’s strategic imperatives, policies, guidelines, and other internal demands in order to design education that supports these strategic goals and key objectives:
• Plans and designs a variety of educational activities based on the needs assessment.
• Collaborates with key staff to develop a comprehensive annual educational calendar.
• Designs core nursing competencies that cross the continuum of clinical expertise and practice, using essential criteria such as: clinical judgment, advocacy/moral agency, caring practices, facilitation of learning, collaboration, systems thinking, response to diversity, clinical inquiry, and contemporary standards of practice and care.
• Implements education activities:
• Fosters a cultural environment that promotes learning.
• Conducts a variety of learning events, based on needs assessment findings, using a variety of teaching-learning strategies.
• Evaluates education and training activities:
• Utilizes appropriate tools and testing methodology for assessing changes in learners’ knowledge, skills, and clinical practice as well as for determining education project/program effectiveness.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Required Qualifications

• BSN required
• Current RN Illinois license
• Minimum requirement of three years of relevant clinical practice
• Knowledge of pediatric and adult diabetes concepts and skills in all aspects of diabetes management, including insulin pump therapy
• Ability to work with children, adults, and families of various ages and various backgrounds –  including socioeconomic, cultural, education, and literacy aspects
• Knowledge and previous application of patient education/learning principles
• Knowledge and previous application of adult learning principles
• Demonstrated leadership skills evidenced by serving as a charge nurse, preceptor or episodic teacher
• Demonstrates complex decision-making skills and problem solving ability
• Knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Word, excel, Power point.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) credentialling strongly preferred; required to achieve within 18 months if not currently CDE
• Master of Science in Nursing or related education field preferred
• Previous experience in a role as an educator preferred
• Previous experience working within multidisciplinary teams or nursing leadership committees preferred

 Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Day, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, including 1 weekend day a month
• Unit/Department: Diabetes Patient Education 
• CBA Code: NNU

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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